as in deliberately
with full awareness of what one is doing
the witness intentionally gave misleading answers to the questions
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From Susan Constantine: Kamala Harris' Suppressed Negative Emotions The body language between Trump, Harris, and Biden was contentious, stonewalling one another intentionally not to acknowledge or show respect through eye contact, eyebrow glance, or handshake.
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Kristen Waggoner, Newsweek, 21 Jan. 2025
Brothers Patrick and John Collison, who founded Stripe in 2010, have intentionally steered clear of the public markets and have given no indication that an offering is on the near-term horizon.
—Mackenzie Sigalos, CNBC, 21 Jan. 2025
Listen to this article A Missouri man has been sentenced to eight years in prison for intentionally driving a U-Haul truck into barriers near the White House as part of an attack aimed at overthrowing the U.S. government and establishing a Nazi regime.
—Jessica Schladebeck, New York Daily News, 17 Jan. 2025
The complaint alleges malicious prosecution and defamation during the manslaughter case and also accuses the defendants of intentionally mishandling evidence in the case, which stemmed from the fatal shooting of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins on the set of the Western film Rust.
—Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 10 Jan. 2025
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Kristen Waggoner, Newsweek, 21 Jan. 2025
Brothers Patrick and John Collison, who founded Stripe in 2010, have intentionally steered clear of the public markets and have given no indication that an offering is on the near-term horizon.
—Mackenzie Sigalos, CNBC, 21 Jan. 2025
Listen to this article A Missouri man has been sentenced to eight years in prison for intentionally driving a U-Haul truck into barriers near the White House as part of an attack aimed at overthrowing the U.S. government and establishing a Nazi regime.
—Jessica Schladebeck, New York Daily News, 17 Jan. 2025
The complaint alleges malicious prosecution and defamation during the manslaughter case and also accuses the defendants of intentionally mishandling evidence in the case, which stemmed from the fatal shooting of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins on the set of the Western film Rust.
—Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 10 Jan. 2025
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“Intentionally.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/intentionally. Accessed 1 Feb. 2025.
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