purposeful
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The country's official motto for 2026 is "Independent neutral Turkmenistan is the homeland of purposeful winged horses".
From Barron's • Jun. 5, 2026
The fact that that was so purposeful, that I understood so deeply what it was to be a patient, what it was to be terrified going into the emergency department.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 2, 2026
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
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
Of course, such purposeful experiments cannot be carried out on human societies.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
Vocabulary lists containing purposeful
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"A Village After Dark" by Kazuo Ishiguro
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