intent
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Three neighborhood community groups on Friday filed a 60-day notice of intent to sue Lineage in federal court.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 30, 2026
Itauma came out with real intent, landing straight lefts from his southpaw stance.
From BBC ● Aug. 29, 2026
In short, we determined that bankruptcy does give people a fresh start, but getting that reprieve takes longer than the law’s intent.
From Salon ● Aug. 29, 2026
The United States had initially announced in July its intent to delist Syria as a state sponsor of terrorism, a move seen as a vote of confidence in Sharaa.
From Barron's ● Aug. 24, 2026
Delaware County Circuit Judge Howard Reed found that Trina had no intent to kill.
From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson
By Sony’s gauge, the game disc, for all intents and purposes, has been dead with audiences for a while.
From Slate ● Jul. 7, 2026
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
Chief executive Dan Finley told the BBC earlier this week it would "operate to all intents and purposes as Debenhams Group".
From BBC ● Jun. 10, 2026
“For all intents and purposes, the Strait of Hormuz is still essentially closed.”
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 1, 2026
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
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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