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intentional

[in-ten-shuh-nl] / ɪnˈtɛn ʃə nl /


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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

Brock became much less prolific, though that wasn’t exactly intentional.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026

It examines, among other things, the extent to which a company opens jobs to workers without bachelor’s degrees and the degree to which skills-based hiring is an intentional strategy.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 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

Her eyes staring straight ahead, Helen jiggles her arm so I know the brush was intentional.

From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse




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