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Significant changes purposely carried out at speed in a bid to ensure the process was not dragged out and the inevitable unease could start to settle much quicker.

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The indictment states the alleged scheme started as early as May 2023 with Clase, who purposely threw pitches outside the strike zone so bettors could win proposition bets.

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The terms of the agreement might seem purposely vague—a case of two hyped-up AI stocks teaming up on a task that no one really understands.

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Supplies are purposely light because Stefansson wants the group to demonstrate how easy it is to live off the land.

A top reporter for the Guardian in London, she’s just back from an assignment during which a female source was purposely drowned.

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