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intentional

[in-ten-shuh-nl] / ɪnˈtɛn ʃə nl /


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More employees are embracing “microshifting,” carving the workday into chunks, with intentional breaks for family time or personal replenishment.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026

Investigators have not linked either pilot to the conversation cited in the report, nor found that any action was intentional.

From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026

Co-lead author Dr. Anthony Clarke, from the Timescales of Minerals Systems Group within Curtin's School of Earth and Planetary Sciences, said the evidence indicates the stone's movement was intentional rather than accidental.

From Science Daily • Jun. 9, 2026

In the San Fernando Valley case, Internal Affairs investigators reported turning up an “overwhelming pattern of intentional policy violations” by the officers involved, and said poor management allowed a “rampant culture of misconduct” to fester.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 4, 2026

Sometimes in a painting, negative space is intentional; sometimes it is an accident of composition.

From "Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers" by Deborah Heiligman




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