intend
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“These types of visas are issued with a clear understanding that they are for those who intend to return home,” Pigott said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 25, 2026
The researchers also intend to investigate other metabolites that may contribute to the effect.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 21, 2026
Manchester United intend to reject any offer for Bruno Fernandes before next month's transfer deadline.
From BBC ● Aug. 17, 2026
I don’t care if the officers caught on tape didn’t intend to offend, and I don’t care what Hochman intends the message to be with his vast over-charging of Flores.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 11, 2026
They intend to offer housing at an affordable price, the goal being to diversify North Davey.
From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold
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According to Bloomberg, Anthropic intends to surpass the record $86.2 billion that Elon Musk's SpaceX raised in its June IPO.
From Barron's ● Aug. 26, 2026
The same notice periods can also apply if a landlord intends to raise the rent by 5% or more.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 24, 2026
Real estate developer Edward P. Roski, one of the Lakers’ other known minority owners, has not disclosed whether he intends to sell his 3% stake in the team.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 20, 2026
As with other companies, it is hard to tell from its disclosures what precisely it intends to buy.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 17, 2026
And no doubt that is just what he intends.
From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin
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The missile wasn’t functional and was likely intended to scare off aircraft attempting to down the drone, Zaruba said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 26, 2026
Those observations are intended to help researchers evaluate the deflection of asteroids as a potential method to defend Earth against asteroid impacts.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 26, 2026
Thailand's head negotiator, Thanat Suwannanon, told local media this week the attacks may be intended to gain the upper hand in the next round of talks.
From Barron's ● Aug. 26, 2026
It was actually written for them by the Bee Gees, intended as a Motown-inspired duet.
From BBC ● Aug. 25, 2026
Democratic President Harry S. Truman was running for reelection on a platform that included federal laws intended to crack down on lynchings, poll taxes, and employment discrimination.
From "At Last She Stood" by Erin Entrada Kelly
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Recently, I went to the grocery store intending, more or less, to buy ingredients for spaghetti with a weeknight Bolognese.
From Salon ● Aug. 20, 2026
The Wiener campaign described it as “the world’s first AI trained to say no to anything you ask,” intending to highlight her record on housing, transit, and other issues.
From Slate ● Aug. 15, 2026
Warsh came to the Fed intending to change how it communicates.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 11, 2026
One couple who were already married had even attempted to present themselves as an intending pair before being detected and removed from the programme, he said.
From BBC ● Aug. 9, 2026
I took the paper and put it in my pocket, intending to discard it as soon as I could.
From "Bad Boy" by Walter Dean Myers
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