purposefully
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The Lucas Museum purposefully and with no apology casts its net wide.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 2, 2026
"You don't leave things behind that you can still use, so why was this purposefully put into a pit?"
From Science Daily ● Aug. 22, 2026
Manchester City started the summer window purposefully, swiftly agreeing a £116m deal for England midfielder Elliot Anderson, but they have yet to back that move up with other first-team signings.
From BBC ● Aug. 16, 2026
Leon Cannizzaro, the New Orleans district attorney at the time, objected, telling the court that his office did not purposefully withhold any evidence.
From Salon ● Aug. 10, 2026
In the evening, the boys spill out of the hall, some met by proud- looking parents with automobiles, others vanishing purposefully in twos and threes into the streets: all seem to know where they’re going.
From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr
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