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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

Those criticisms, and the use by the Illinois Policy Institute and Mr. Berg of the word “toxic” to describe CTU, show intent to harm the union, the suit argues.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 23, 2026

Seoul's Foreign Minister Cho Hyun tried to paint the decision as one of mutual agreement, but admitted officials did not know of Trump's intent to scale down the exercise in advance.

From BBC ● Aug. 20, 2026

“If the intent was not financial gain by depriving others, then it’s almost certainly not illegal — although not everything that is a big problem is illegal,” he said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 19, 2026

“You’ll break Mrs. Brenner’s heart. I think she’s intent on collecting a broker’s commission from the both of us.”

From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros

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

You know what other “Toy Story” character is, for all intents and purposes, a dog?

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 17, 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

They might never come close, but they could approach a point where, for all intents and purposes, she knew all that she needed to know.

From "Little Fires Everywhere" by Celeste Ng