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the real estate agent purposely withheld information that would have discouraged us from buying the property
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Bernick says the act was purposely written to be sweeping and broad in scope.
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Brian Bennett, TIME, 22 Jan. 2025
Given the current turbulent DEI environment, there’s much at stake in terms of the liability exposure and reputation of the company and its officers and directors should the company make an uninformed or purposely controversial decision.
—Michael Peregrine, Forbes, 17 Jan. 2025
The Traitors purposely put one of their own in one of the coffins in order to throw everyone off the scent.
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As a result, they're now purposely caught and sold alive in Vietnamese seafood markets, where they're known as bọ biển (sea bugs).
—Ben Coxworth, New Atlas, 14 Jan. 2025
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Brian Bennett, TIME, 22 Jan. 2025
Given the current turbulent DEI environment, there’s much at stake in terms of the liability exposure and reputation of the company and its officers and directors should the company make an uninformed or purposely controversial decision.
—Michael Peregrine, Forbes, 17 Jan. 2025
The Traitors purposely put one of their own in one of the coffins in order to throw everyone off the scent.
—Ross Raihala, Twin Cities, 17 Jan. 2025
As a result, they're now purposely caught and sold alive in Vietnamese seafood markets, where they're known as bọ biển (sea bugs).
—Ben Coxworth, New Atlas, 14 Jan. 2025
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“Purposely.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/purposely. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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purposely
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pur·pose·ly
ˈpər-pəs-lē 
: with a clear or known purpose
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