purposefully

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Unlike previous specials, Tomlinson purposefully wrote “Prodigal Daughter” to be more accessible to the community she left behind.

From Los Angeles Times • May 27, 2026

If we had, it might have come with a purposefully incomprehensible slogan, absent any sound or fury but definitely signifying nothing.

From Salon • May 17, 2026

The federal agencies which calculate inflation also publish “core” versions of their indices which purposefully exclude items such as food or energy because their prices change quickly.

From Slate • Apr. 24, 2026

The evidence presented at trial that executives purposefully designed the platforms to be addictive was weak.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 25, 2026

She stopped running as soon as she heard him cluck to the horse, and when the hoofbeats started again, she turned and walked purposefully toward the plantation, back straight, head held proudly.

From "Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad" by Ann Petry