intend
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This is the attitude I intend to take with me to the bar today.
From Slate ● Aug. 28, 2026
With questions swirling around whether the stay is permanent, reports have noted the couple intend to keep their existing homes in California and Portugal.
From Barron's ● Aug. 26, 2026
“These types of visas are issued with a clear understanding that they are for those who intend to return home,” Pigott said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 25, 2026
Kenworthy told The Times on Thursday Soon-Shiong does not intend to sell his stake in the team.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 21, 2026
John Garrett grew increasingly suspicious of the strangers: Did they intend to steal horses from the Garretts?
From "Chasing Lincoln's Killer" by James L. Swanson
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Hyperscalers still comprise around 55% of data-center revenue, but Nvidia intends to shift its mix toward ACIE, a bucket essentially comprising non-hyperscale customers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026
The Orange Order has confirmed it intends to apply for another Drumcree parade in the coming days and a "significant date" in the calendar may be chosen for the parade.
From BBC ● Aug. 27, 2026
He said he plans to use the facility, which has four soundstages, to shoot his own shows and movies, but also intends to rent out space to other productions, including student projects.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 27, 2026
According to Bloomberg, Anthropic intends to surpass the record $86.2 billion that Elon Musk's SpaceX raised in its June IPO.
From Barron's ● Aug. 26, 2026
And folks say he intends to put an end to slavery.
From "The Detective's Assistant" by Kate Hannigan
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When he fronted the launch of the alert system in April 2023, he says it was intended for as narrow a geographic area as possible where the threat to life is imminent.
From BBC ● Aug. 29, 2026
Beginning in approximately 1890, it was intended as a humanist revival and a cultural regeneration in a world rendered barren by industry and technology.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026
Even with an unnecessary roughness penalty in the fourth, Shelley made his reps count, making five tackles and breaking up a deep pass from Rams quarterback Ty Simpson intended for Tyler Scott.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 28, 2026
The funds were intended to strengthen the country's border and migration management capacity.
From Barron's ● Aug. 27, 2026
The letter need not be long, for it was simply intended to let the steward know how much salary she was owed.
From "The Interrupted Tale" by Maryrose Wood
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Recently, I went to the grocery store intending, more or less, to buy ingredients for spaghetti with a weeknight Bolognese.
From Salon ● Aug. 20, 2026
The Wiener campaign described it as “the world’s first AI trained to say no to anything you ask,” intending to highlight her record on housing, transit, and other issues.
From Slate ● Aug. 15, 2026
All intending couples must undergo comprehensive medical examinations - including tests for HIV, hepatitis, pregnancy and genotype compatibility - before being cleared for the programme.
From BBC ● Aug. 9, 2026
The performance, perhaps intending to inject a note of potential menace, plays up Ru’s anger at the expense of his hurt — and comes off as grating and utterly unsympathetic.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 21, 2026
She had moved forward in that moment, intending to rush to him, to greet and embrace him.
From "Son" by Lois Lowry
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