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Allegations of a purposefully cheapened offshore yuan as a controlled currency are misguided and ignore key facts, he says, adding that the PBOC’s price guidance has been predominantly to appreciate, not depreciate the yuan.

Penelope rose from her seat and strode purposefully toward the windows.

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Drug cartels are not purposefully launching attacks on Americans with narcotics because the groups have no incentive to kill their customer base, they say.

What if we could sleep more purposefully and use fashion to direct the tone of our sleep?

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Republicans have purposefully made that pain intense in order to break Democrats.

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