intent
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The leaders also underlined their "intent to deepen bilateral and multilateral cooperation" on defence and security, the joint statement said.
From Barron's ● Oct. 22, 2026
You blame others for taking you out of context and attributing to you bad intent.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 18, 2026
During his first two years as the Lakers coach, Redick admired Williams’ intent on the defensive end from afar and commended the forward’s willingness to defend other teams’ star players.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 17, 2026
“Their intent was to disseminate false and derogatory information about Ms. Comans as widely as possible.”
From Salon ● Oct. 16, 2026
It's late December, and the morning light is gray as Helmuth heads to the Bieberhaus, intent on returning a "borrowed" book to the City Hall storeroom before his boss, Heinrich Mohns, arrives.
From "The Boy Who Dared" by Susan Campbell Bartoletti
Yet David craves Monica’s maternal affection as if he were real — and for all intents and purposes, he is.
From Salon ● Jun. 28, 2026
Chief executive Dan Finley told the BBC earlier this week it would "operate to all intents and purposes as Debenhams Group".
From BBC ● Jun. 10, 2026
“For all intents and purposes, the Strait of Hormuz is still essentially closed.”
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 1, 2026
The two women — complete strangers, for all intents and purposes — are jittery around each other until they discover how much they have in common.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 5, 2025
“A mixture; but to all intents and purposes they’re the same thing now,” said Lupin.
From "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" by J.K. Rowling
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"Romeo and Juliet" by William Shakespeare, Act V
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