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Recent Examples of purposely While there may be a role for insurance, the sheer number of insurance products available today often creates more confusion than clarity for Americans, forcing them to wade through the morass of fine print that can be purposely misleading and sometimes fraudulent. Renee Hsia, Forbes, 13 Jan. 2025 In the winter, water levels are kept purposely lower because of a seasonal decline in water use by residents. Matt Hamilton, Los Angeles Times, 10 Jan. 2025 At least 15 people were killed, and more than 30 others were injured in New Orleans after the vehicle was purposely driven into a crowd during New Year’s celebrations. Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone, 2 Jan. 2025 By introducing new words (whether faked or purposely devised), and popularizing underused words, generative AI could indirectly shape human language. Lance Eliot, Forbes, 29 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for purposely 

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“Purposely.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/purposely. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.

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