intend
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More than half of firms surveyed suggested they intend to pass on increased input costs through higher prices to customers for their wares.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 19, 2026
They also intend to measure antibodies against Neu5Gc directly.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 18, 2026
A publicist for the Legally Blonde star said she "did not intend to harm anyone" and there was "much more to this story".
From BBC ● Oct. 17, 2026
They have been married for four years, have no children, and do not intend to have any.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 15, 2026
She could not see herself converting to Judaism, but neither did she intend to convert William.
From "The Woman All Spies Fear" by Amy Butler Greenfield
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Asked whether he stood with backlash, Hilton sidestepped, emphasizing how much he himself loves Los Angeles and intends to "revive" it.
From Barron's ● Oct. 24, 2026
Over the coming months, the team intends to investigate other ways to introduce beneficial algae into bleached corals without requiring them to remain physically connected to healthy fragments.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 19, 2026
Earlier this week, Swinney told me he is loving being first minister and intends to lead the SNP into the next Scottish Parliament election in 2031.
From BBC ● Oct. 17, 2026
Stella Li, BYD’s executive vice president, said the company intends to dethrone Toyota as the world’s largest automaker by sales and that this can be achieved without selling cars in the U.S.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 14, 2026
“They’re butchering the deer. I think that Parsa intends to invite all of Jilin here tonight.”
From "Huntress" by Malinda Lo
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Concerns about mirror life have prompted scientists to recommend restrictions on research intended to produce organisms capable of reproducing using mirror-image biological molecules.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 24, 2026
Prof Steph Scholten, who sits on the Icom ethics committee, said the code was intended as guidance and the final decision ultimately rested with each individual institution.
From BBC ● Oct. 23, 2026
The temporary suspension is intended to minimize the potential for widespread delays and cancellations if coastal conditions disrupt rail operations, Metrolink said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 23, 2026
In contrast to the House, the Senate’s rules are intended to produce durable consensus and compromise.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2026
"She threw it at him last night. She intended him to discover it. She intended that this scene we have just witnessed should be played out."
From "Rowan of Rin" by Emily Rodda
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"We had, really without intending to, created a mouse that produced these classic lesions of Alexander disease," Messing says.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 13, 2026
He urged anyone intending to join the protest to "reflect on the impact and distress it will cause on this very significant day, and exercise your right to protest on a different date".
From BBC ● Oct. 2, 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
Mr. Riley’s footnote on this malapropism: “Surely Hastert is intending to say ‘algorithms.’”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 4, 2026
The Victoria's commander ordered the ship to proceed full speed toward shore, intending to ground her there in accord with standing fleet orders meant to make it easier to raise a sunken ship.
From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson
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