as in deliberately
with full awareness of what one is doing
the witness intentionally gave misleading answers to the questions
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These claims are completely false, outrageous and intentionally salacious with an intent to publicly hurt and rehash a narrative in the media.
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Dominic Patten, Deadline, 21 Dec. 2024
David Lat, founder of the legal news site Above the Law, speculated that Trump’s 2024 campaign strategy may have intentionally avoided details about possible judicial appointments.
—Kaelan Deese, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 21 Dec. 2024
In Montreal, a drums corps and brass band posted up near the complaining new neighbor’s building in an intentionally clamorous protest against the recent closure of La Tulipe.
—Katie Thornton, Rolling Stone, 20 Dec. 2024
Other allegations in the lawsuit, which is still pending, include:
Plumbing did not work or sometimes was intentionally turned off.
—Killian Baarlaer, The Courier-Journal, 20 Dec. 2024
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Dominic Patten, Deadline, 21 Dec. 2024
David Lat, founder of the legal news site Above the Law, speculated that Trump’s 2024 campaign strategy may have intentionally avoided details about possible judicial appointments.
—Kaelan Deese, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 21 Dec. 2024
In Montreal, a drums corps and brass band posted up near the complaining new neighbor’s building in an intentionally clamorous protest against the recent closure of La Tulipe.
—Katie Thornton, Rolling Stone, 20 Dec. 2024
Other allegations in the lawsuit, which is still pending, include:
Plumbing did not work or sometimes was intentionally turned off.
—Killian Baarlaer, The Courier-Journal, 20 Dec. 2024
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