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the real estate agent purposely withheld information that would have discouraged us from buying the property
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Jose R. Gonzalez, The Arizona Republic, 27 Oct. 2024
The issue is that these tools are not purposely built to manage MRO practices.
—Paul J. Noble, Forbes, 23 Oct. 2024
The suite reminded me of my grandparents' house — something out of the 70s that was purposely left in that period.
—James Barrett, Travel + Leisure, 18 Oct. 2024
With a few terrible exceptions, Harris and Walz have been purposely vague about their ideas for America’s future.
—Nicole Russell, USA TODAY, 18 Oct. 2024
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“Purposely.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/purposely. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.
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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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