intention
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Lee proposed talks at the weekend to formally end the Korean War and said Tuesday that joint US-South Korean drills showed no "intention to attack North Korea or escalate tensions on the Korean peninsula".
From Barron's ● Aug. 18, 2026
Eventually the sale was made, and a trip that had started with the intention of finding a cool vintage stash box ended in me driving home with my dream watch on my wrist.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 14, 2026
In a New York Times op-ed, Paramount CEO David Ellison now says he likes both political parties and has no intention of meddling in news.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026
Leeds Rhinos chairman Paul Caddick is among those to have raised concerns at the prospect of investment, previously saying, "we have no intention of being swallowed up".
From BBC ● Aug. 13, 2026
Pearl tapped her map and said, “I myself have no intention of visiting any of these places.”
From "The Teacher’s Funeral" by Richard Peck
These companies should be required to verify their customers’ identities and intentions and to deny access where there is reason to suspect dangerous misuse.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 11, 2026
With scant information about the group's plans or long-term intentions, supporters have cause for caution - especially with the end of the Hicks-Gillette era still vivid in the minds of many.
From BBC ● Aug. 11, 2026
The clearest sign of Netflix’s local intentions may be in Studio City.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 10, 2026
Despite the initiatives' good intentions, the diplomatic source said, "there are no reliable figures."
From Barron's ● Aug. 6, 2026
"I—I don't know what their intentions are, Your Grace. But the law..."
From "A Wish in the Dark" by Christina Soontornvat
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