intended

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Items included flags that were meant to have been draped on coffins, sports shirts intended to be a loved one's final outfit and wedding photographs.

From BBC • Apr. 2, 2026

For now, executives of the major private-credit firms are saying the structures of their funds—which require shareholders to cash out slowly over time—are functioning as intended.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 2, 2026

Many autistic people also have alexithymia, a trait that makes it exceptionally difficult to identify and describe emotions, and have been stymied by questions intended to assess their internal state.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 1, 2026

The coming mission is intended to last approximately 10 days, and will mark the first crewed Artemis flight.

From Barron's • Apr. 1, 2026

He still had two juice packs, intended for his parents.

From "Earthquake Terror" by Peg Kehret