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intention

Definition for intention

noun as in goal

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Following his victory, Benn reiterated his intention to drop down to welterweight and take on the division's world champions.

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At the time, she characterized the violations as accidental and carried out by her husband without her knowledge and without any intention to violate Fed rules.

“It’s important that we can say that we are in no way involved in the activities that America is currently conducting,” he said, adding that Dutch officials are “trying to determine the Americans’ actual intentions.”

Despite the escalating diplomatic spat, Takaichi has since indicated she has no intention of retracting her statement and insisted it was consistent with Tokyo's long-standing policy.

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They likely "performed with the intention to go viral", adds Mr O'Connor.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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