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Hrgovic came out with renewed purpose in the ninth and landed a thudding right which sent Itauma staggering backwards, almost through the ropes.

From BBC ● Aug. 29, 2026

Previous research suggests that accumulative stone throwing is likely communicative or may even have a symbolic purpose, with sites marking important locations within the chimpanzees’ territory.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 28, 2026

“The purpose of the Council is to help shape the administration’s economic development policies based on direct feedback from business leaders across key sectors,” a spokesman for the mayor said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 27, 2026

"Given the nature of the terminal and uncurable medical condition of Mr. Mladic and his short-term life expectancy, continued detention serves no legitimate purpose, and approaches inhuman treatment and punishment," his team argued.

From Barron's ● Aug. 27, 2026

She should have known Chicken wouldn’t hurt someone on purpose.

From "Caterpillar Summer" by Gillian McDunn

Hawala transfers are frequently used for legitimate purposes, such as immigrant workers sending funds home to support their families in countries with limited access to banks.

From BBC ● Aug. 30, 2026

Specialty lamps are already sold for other biological purposes, including helping people cope with disruptions to natural circadian rhythms such as jet lag.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 26, 2026

Except it can be tricky determining when an influencer’s business is up and active for tax purposes.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 25, 2026

While some books are scanned for various purposes without losing their spines, so-called destructive scanning is considered more efficient.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 22, 2026

Parker also left directions to correct some of the items he had manipulated for the purposes of the letter, such as the photo of Leanne Washington.

From "The Parker Inheritance" by Varian Johnson

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 heartbeat faster. It makes our life so much more greatly purposed with joy and fulfillment.”

From Seattle 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

It has related how the people of Europe, Africa, and Asia all came to Shinaar, speaking one language only, and purposing the same thing.

From The Bible: what it is by Charles Bradlaugh

I’ve been purposing all along to have a Welsh rarebit and make some cloudbursts and I’m still going to do it.

From Molly Brown's College Friends by Nell Speed

I kept them, purposing to see what would emerge, but nothing has rewarded my watch, and they seem now to be shrivelling up.

From Eye Spy Afield with Nature Among Flowers and Animate Things by W. Hamilton (William Hamilton) Gibson