intent
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"These scenes have caused disruption for people and, given that people are dressed in black wearing balaclavas, there is a fear factor and obvious malign intent being communicated to our residents," the Home Secretary said.
From BBC ● Sep. 10, 2026
The arrest also comes just after the restaurant announced its intent to restart business inside the building that houses Maggie’s Pub in Whittier.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 9, 2026
Don’t force them to flout congressional intent or endanger lives in doing so.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 7, 2026
“If that’s happening, what that means is there’s clearly no explicit legislative intent or direction for that to be happening.”
From Salon ● Sep. 6, 2026
He keeps his eyes cast down, intent on his work, and does not answer me.
From "Blood on the River" by Elisa Carbone
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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
“The consumer, for all intents and purposes, pays the tariff,” it added.
From MarketWatch ● Mar. 12, 2026
The Kings are playing by the same rules, for all intents and purposes, as the big-market teams.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 10, 2026
And then Granny got into bed, pulled the covers up over her head, and became, to all intents and purposes, invisible.
From "Louisiana's Way Home" by Kate DiCamillo
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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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