intending
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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
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
It recruited former Tesla employees and worked out of a former Nissan office, intending to give Tesla some competition.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 3, 2026
I awoke at six on Thursday morning, intending to do some Greek, but my Liddell and Scott was nowhere to be found.
From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt
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