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the real estate agent purposely withheld information that would have discouraged us from buying the property
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Sick in the Name of Science: Since the pandemic, drug trials that purposely make people vomit, shiver and ache have become a research area of growing interest.
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Carl Zimmer, New York Times, 17 Feb. 2025
Harvey also accused his brother and others of purposely planning this scheme in an effort to take over the company at his expense.
—Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 15 Feb. 2025
Sometimes, the late night show courts it, like in the case of Chevy Chase, who purposely said the N-word live on air during SNL’s debut season.
—Shannon Carlin, TIME, 15 Feb. 2025
Regarding the latter, no mention is made in A Letter to David about the mass destruction of Gaza since October 7th, and Shoval purposely avoids any direct political discourse.
—Jordan Mintzer, The Hollywood Reporter, 14 Feb. 2025
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Carl Zimmer, New York Times, 17 Feb. 2025
Harvey also accused his brother and others of purposely planning this scheme in an effort to take over the company at his expense.
—Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 15 Feb. 2025
Sometimes, the late night show courts it, like in the case of Chevy Chase, who purposely said the N-word live on air during SNL’s debut season.
—Shannon Carlin, TIME, 15 Feb. 2025
Regarding the latter, no mention is made in A Letter to David about the mass destruction of Gaza since October 7th, and Shoval purposely avoids any direct political discourse.
—Jordan Mintzer, The Hollywood Reporter, 14 Feb. 2025
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“Purposely.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/purposely. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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purposely
adverb
pur·pose·ly
ˈpər-pəs-lē 
: with a clear or known purpose
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