deliberate
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"Rather than being carried naturally by ice, the evidence points to a deliberate, carefully planned movement across a challenging and varied landscape," Dr. Clarke said.
From Science Daily • Jun. 9, 2026
Centcom said this was false and claimed Iran struck the airport in a "deliberate, calculated and unjustified attack".
From BBC • Jun. 5, 2026
“These results represent the compounding impact of deliberate choices we’ve made to strengthen our strategy, sharpen execution and invest in the areas that will drive our future,” Chief Executive Geoff Martha said.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 3, 2026
“It is clear to me that his approach was deliberate, calculated and aggressive, which is deeply alarming,” Carpenter wrote in the request.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 2, 2026
The Diallo shooting, in other words, falls into a kind of gray area, the middle ground between deliberate and accidental.
From "Blink" by Malcolm Gladwell
Vocabulary lists containing deliberate
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