intent
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On June 28, 2024, Josett was served with an emergency protective order and given notice of intent to terminate from the Costa Mesa Police Department, according to authorities.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 15, 2026
"It just put a lot of devices and technology into classrooms without clear pedagogical intent, without clear goalposts," he argues.
From BBC • Apr. 15, 2026
We should say instead that lying is a matter of speaking with the intent to deceive.
From Salon • Apr. 13, 2026
In January, it announced a nonbinding letter of intent with the Commerce Department to provide about $1.6 billion in financing.
From Barron's • Apr. 9, 2026
When I did at last turn my eyes in Wemmick’s direction, I found that he had unposted his pen, and was intent upon the table before him.
From "Great Expectations" by Charles Dickens
Vocabulary lists containing intent
Jim Burke's Academic Vocabulary List
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19th Amendment (1920)
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"Romeo and Juliet" by William Shakespeare, Act V
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