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intend

[in-tend] / ɪnˈtɛnd /


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“We have asked the Court to overturn the verdict and intend to vigorously pursue all available post-trial and appellate remedies,” Joby said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 7, 2026

Their checks also indicated that Toshiba doesn’t seem to be targeting market share gains through pricing, and that neither Western Digital nor Seagate intend to respond with incremental capacity expansions of their own.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 2026

By now, many Black Democrats have made clear that they intend on voting for him.

From Slate ● Oct. 6, 2026

Is the purpose of this IRA to fund your retirement, or is it more of a back-up account you intend to eventually leave to your loved ones or a charity?

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 3, 2026

In 1878, he started Chicago’s first black newspaper, the Conservator, and called blacks to action: “We are no longer slaves. We intend to act the part of free men.”

From "A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919" by Claire Hartfield

What Hegseth intends to do would indeed be shameful.

From Slate ● Oct. 9, 2026

Marques's office told AFP that he intends to submit the matter to the full court after the runoff election on October 25 between Flavio Bolsonaro and Lula.

From Barron's ● Oct. 9, 2026

Imperial Brands also said it intends to achieve at least 320 million pounds of savings by 2030.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026

Tuike Finland, the company behind Google's data centre projects, has been asked to provide an explanation and set out how it intends to proceed by 14 October.

From BBC ● Oct. 6, 2026

A work of art reveals more than it intends.

From "The Interrupted Tale" by Maryrose Wood

In some of the moments meant to spotlight advanced technology on the battlefield, newly procured drones and developmental communication systems failed to perform as intended.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 10, 2026

“These measures are intended to reduce potential flooding impacts, but cannot eliminate all flood risks,” the city said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 10, 2026

The ECI has rejected allegations of impropriety in the "special intensive revision", saying it was intended to remove duplicate and ineligible voters.

From Barron's ● Oct. 10, 2026

Initially, Leading the Future “definitely intended to deploy the same playbook” as Fairshake, he added.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 8, 2026

They didn’t intend to sell the real painting; they intended to sell fakes.

From "The Mona Lisa Vanishes" by Nicholas Day

A planning application was then prepared for a smaller-scale venture including about 30 bird and animal enclosures, with Wale not intending to live onsite.

From BBC ● Oct. 9, 2026

According to the initial findings of investigators, the suspect entered Poland from Germany overnight Wednesday-Thursday, intending to travel on to Ukraine.

From Barron's ● Sep. 26, 2026

People roll a portion of their balance to an IRA to “get started,” fully intending to deal with the stock later.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 10, 2026

Mr. Riley’s footnote on this malapropism: “Surely Hastert is intending to say ‘algorithms.’”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 4, 2026

On this occasion he had sailed to Maine with two ships, intending to hunt whales.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann




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