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She described the unit as "not fit for purpose" and said she did not feel safe leaving Elise there.

From BBC ● Jul. 14, 2026

Whether the genre is romantasy or autofiction, making up stories often demands making up stories about real people — exploiting them — to serve a narrative purpose.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 14, 2026

Even if the characters do not really interact, there is a notable sense of common feeling and purpose transmitted in moments of casual rapport between the actors.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 14, 2026

The human body is often described as a marvel of “perfect design”: elegant, efficient and finely tuned for its purpose.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 11, 2026

Cassie shriek-squeals as she flicks Owen’s arm, and Nikhil starts belting out the school song, so off-key it must be on purpose.

From "Keeping Pace" by Laurie Morrison

The judge noted that any exemption permitting the use of cannabis for religious purposes would require a sound constitutional and legal foundation.

From BBC ● Jul. 15, 2026

He decided that Johnson knew his work was both for the purposes of journalism and winning a court case.

From BBC ● Jul. 8, 2026

Her keen shading of dynamics served two purposes: It made potentially static music engaging, and it lent drama to a narrative arc shaped largely by biography.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 7, 2026

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

It demands first of all the ability to think of sticks or stones as “fruit knockers” or “bone crackers,” not only when they are needed for such purposes but at other times as well.

From "History of Art, Volume 1" by H.W. Janson

QCi said Monday that the foundry, “currently purposed for research and development and prototyping,” had begun to generate early revenue, though contributions weren’t broken out in the report.

From Barron's ● May 11, 2026

The deal with Activision also means Microsoft will own its studio solely purposed for mobile games, with hopes of expanding on the successes of titles such as Candy Crush.

From BBC ● Oct. 13, 2023

If the purposed minimum pay rate does go through, it'll be the first of its kind nationwide.

From Salon ● Jul. 7, 2023

“There are no awards. There are no winners or losers tonight. It’s just our passion that makes our heart beat faster. It makes our life so much more greatly purposed with joy and fulfillment.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 5, 2023

I do not know how, purposed with so high & noble Aims, we end thus in Ruin.

From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves" by M.T. Anderson

As ProPublica detailed in 2016, several state court systems have adopted a proprietary software that purports to put a probability on recidivism for sentencing purposing.

From Slate ● Apr. 8, 2021

I read with my watch upon the table, purposing to close my book at eleven o’clock.

From "Great Expectations" by Charles Dickens

Tharsos held on steadily, purposing that if death should happen to him, it would be as far away as possible from the eyes of the sore-tried, desolate maiden.

From The Mother of St. Nicholas A Story of Duty and Peril by Balfour, Grant

Stark sailed in the Adventuress before sundown of the same day, purposing to fetch a surgeon from Port Moresby.

From The Destroying Angel by Vance, Louis Joseph

So saying, he bowed with much formality and withdrew, purposing to call the footman to account for his negligence.

From The Baron's Sons by J?kai, M?r