purposeful
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In the age of artificial intelligence, there is the added advantage that the purposeful ambiguity of corporate jargon makes it confusing for large language models.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 30, 2026
All of this was purposeful in response to a very dark moment in the actor’s life and career.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 8, 2026
A small share of companies offer a sabbatical — a long, purposeful break from work that generally lasts between six weeks and a year.
From MarketWatch • Mar. 4, 2026
What comes to my mind, though, are the wide shots of Mary traveling the pedestrian path beside Lake of the Isles with long, purposeful steps, unhurried yet anything but slow.
From Salon • Jan. 31, 2026
When he returned from the bar, fizzing bottle in hand, he sat down next to me, and I saw him glance about the room in a way that seemed casual but purposeful.
From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse
Vocabulary lists containing purposeful
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"A Village After Dark" by Kazuo Ishiguro
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