- present tense form of intend (3rd person singular).
intends
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Erdogan, 72, has said he intends to run for office again in the 2028 presidential election.
From Barron's ● Nov. 14, 2026
The pair bonds during forest strolls, a summer idyll threatened by an array of ominous warnings, not least Vera’s dawning realization that her cash-strapped family intends to sell the vast estate to developers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 13, 2026
It’s the first of 38 Vulcan missions booked by Amazon, which intends to turn its Amazon Leo on for initial service by the end of 2026, powered by nearly 400 satellites.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 13, 2026
"In practice, a ban could do the opposite of what it intends: less funding can mean fewer patrols, more poaching, poorer habitat management, and ultimately less wildlife," it says.
From BBC ● Nov. 12, 2026
The story ran across the country, “Kate Fox Jencken … intends to co-operate with her sister—Margaretta Fox Kane—in her proposed exposé of the fraudulent methods of so-called spiritualism.”
From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock
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