intentional

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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

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

Those surveyed reported their smartphone use was mostly intentional - comprising actions such as sending messages, using maps or checking the weather.

From BBC • Jun. 2, 2026

Whether or not their deaths were intentional, these two men had done what no other sumo insider had previously done: named names.

From "Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything" by Steven D. Levitt