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[in-tent] / ɪnˈtɛnt /


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The State Department says they must demonstrate "your intent to depart the United States after your trip, and/ or your ability to pay all costs of the trip".

From BBC • Jun. 7, 2026

Apple needs to “evolve Siri into an agent that understands intent, retrieves context, calls apps and completes workflows,” Bank of America analyst Wamsi Mohan wrote in a note last week.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 6, 2026

These are nonbinding expressions of intent to buy a certain number of shares.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 4, 2026

Details were sparse at the time, arriving in the form of non-binding letters of intent with nine companies.

From Barron's • Jun. 2, 2026

Over the course of the next four decades, the national debate over slavery and its expansion into the West was often framed as an argument over the intent of the founders.

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis




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