as in intentionally
with full awareness of what one is doing
deliberately chose to break the rules
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Many maintainers have reported that AI crawlers deliberately circumvent standard blocking measures, ignoring robots.txt directives, spoofing user agents, and rotating IP addresses to avoid detection.
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Ars Technica, 25 Mar. 2025
In some cases, alcohol and drugs are deliberately used as tools to facilitate exploitation, further complicating issues of agency.
—Eliana Dockterman, TIME, 24 Mar. 2025
Except for the race on the road course at Circuit of The Americas, though, the No. 23 team hasn’t been deliberately chasing stage points.
—Jordan Bianchi, The Athletic, 24 Mar. 2025
Each of the show's four episodes, which premiered on Netflix on March 13, were filmed in a single shot, making for a harrowing and deliberately tense experience for the viewer.
—Jessica Sager, People.com, 14 Mar. 2025
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Ars Technica, 25 Mar. 2025
In some cases, alcohol and drugs are deliberately used as tools to facilitate exploitation, further complicating issues of agency.
—Eliana Dockterman, TIME, 24 Mar. 2025
Except for the race on the road course at Circuit of The Americas, though, the No. 23 team hasn’t been deliberately chasing stage points.
—Jordan Bianchi, The Athletic, 24 Mar. 2025
Each of the show's four episodes, which premiered on Netflix on March 13, were filmed in a single shot, making for a harrowing and deliberately tense experience for the viewer.
—Jessica Sager, People.com, 14 Mar. 2025
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“Deliberately.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/deliberately. Accessed 30 Mar. 2025.
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