intended

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Incumbent Larry Taylor planned to run again, but dropped out once Middleton made it clear he intended to challenge him.

From Salon • May 23, 2026

It was not intended as a passage for travel, but as a way to maintain consistency between gravity and quantum physics.

From Science Daily • May 22, 2026

The port says if passengers miss their intended sailing because of delays, they can get the next available departure.

From BBC • May 21, 2026

The Federal Emergency Management Agency had refused repeatedly to pay for post-cleanup soil testing and broke from long-standing California fire recovery protocols that are intended to protect returning residents from toxic substances.

From Los Angeles Times • May 21, 2026

“I didn’t mean it as a judgment,” I say, realizing that however I had intended my words at the time, it wasn’t how Jillian received them.

From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith