intention
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The report said the former Chelsea manager had demanded full control of United's transfer policy and stated his intention to appoint his own staff at Old Trafford.
From BBC ● Oct. 23, 2026
"It is not DOJ's intention to -- and it's never our intention to -- improperly interfere with elections or the state confirmation process or certification process," Blanche said.
From Barron's ● Oct. 23, 2026
Golodryga’s exit comes three days after Christiane Amanpour, the network’s best-known international journalist, stated her intention to leave CNN next June.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 22, 2026
“I have a strong intention to do that and introduce a KPI, which hopefully has the maturity that the markets deserve and is a reliable indicator of the progress we’re making.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 22, 2026
For months, Johnson had been assuring Americans that he had no intention of expanding the country’s role in Vietnam.
From "Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War" by Steve Sheinkin
A Datalfolha institute poll this week showed them tied with 50 percent of voting intentions.
From Barron's ● Oct. 24, 2026
In its Claude Constitution, which defines Anthropic’s intentions for Claude’s behavior, Anthropic wrote that Claude’s moral status is “deeply uncertain,” and that it might have “representations of an emotional state, which could shape its behavior.”
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 24, 2026
They said a parliamentary group on African repatriation had highlighted "ethical concerns" over the display of such remains due to the "constant disregard" of potential wishes and intentions of ancestors who buried them.
From BBC ● Oct. 23, 2026
With the earnings season underway, attention now turns back to the hyperscalers, their AI capex intentions and, increasingly, the returns they’re generating on that spending, he adds.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 19, 2026
But I tried to keep one step ahead of my aunt’s intentions.
From "The Detective's Assistant" by Kate Hannigan
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