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intent

[in-tent] / ɪnˈtɛnt /


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The arrest also comes just after the restaurant announced its intent to restart business inside the building that houses Maggie’s Pub in Whittier.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 9, 2026

However, eloping couples could pop over the border and be married simply by stating their intent in front of witnesses - usually at the blacksmiths.

From BBC Sep. 2, 2026

This mocks the intent of the push to end Unifil, given force by the U.N.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 2, 2026

But is the intent to mobilize the public’s power, or to recruit their viewership?

From Salon Sep. 2, 2026

There is no wind yet, but their intent is clear.

From "Blood on the River" by Elisa Carbone

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

“For all intents and purposes, the Strait of Hormuz is still essentially closed.”

From MarketWatch Jun. 1, 2026

The entire stock market will soon become, for all intents and purposes, the meme-stock market, and your retirement accounts are at the mercy of their whims.

From Slate May 15, 2026

“While you can claim that the comments by the vice mayor doesn’t represent the city of Cudahy, for all intents and purposes, it really does,” said Brian Heyman, of Downey.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 16, 2025

To all intents and purposes, Earth now was dead; they had been away from it for three or four years.

From "The Martian Chronicles" by Ray Bradbury




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