purposes
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Artex had been open-source -- allowing programmers to download its underlying code and customise it to suit their purposes.
From Barron's ● Oct. 9, 2026
In another case, the audit found that a high-ranking law enforcement officer misused confidential databases to look up family members and other employees without legitimate business purposes.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 8, 2026
In a study published in Bioactive Materials, scientists found that the medication lacosamide can serve two purposes in osteoarthritis, reducing joint pain while also reversing cartilage damage.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 8, 2026
His Roth IRA is being asked to serve several purposes, including potentially paying the mortgage and funding his parents’ needs.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 6, 2026
For our purposes, however, the ultimate cause of the condition is less important than its systemic manifestation, which was a congenital inability to separate his thoughts from his feelings about them.
From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis
