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intention

[in-ten-shuhn] / ɪnˈtɛn ʃən /


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He hopes the changes "will reduce people booking tests that they have no intention of taking" and "free up a bit more space on the booking system".

From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026

Lander was aghast and said that wasn’t his intention.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026

Our intention in making this show was, again, what we know about their lived reality, but what can we infer might have happened behind those closed doors.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 4, 2026

I told him I absolutely no intention of doing so.

From Salon • Jun. 1, 2026

“Bears don’t frighten me. And if it is Bertha, I have no intention of letting her get away again. I’ll go investigate. You and the children stay here.”

From "The Unseen Guest" by Maryrose Wood




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