purposeful
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The sight of the centre-backs standing tall, studs on the ball, waiting for the opposition forwards to become impatient before closing them down felt unnatural but it was purposeful.
From BBC ● Aug. 22, 2026
Mr. Friedman says this “collaborative focus” is predicated on “striking the right balance between focused individual work and purposeful collaboration.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 23, 2026
Second, it hollowed out Congress’ power to enforce our constitutional promise of racial equality at the polls, insisting that Congress lacked the power to do more than prohibit purposeful racial discrimination.
From Slate ● Jul. 8, 2026
Her refusal to sugarcoat the interior and exterior lives of her characters, whether enslaved or traumatized by the past — by events in American history — was purposeful.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 2, 2026
He planted a kiss on it, delicate but purposeful.
From "Anger Is a Gift" by Mark Oshiro
Vocabulary lists containing purposeful
Unit 1: Telling Details
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"A Village After Dark" by Kazuo Ishiguro
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