intention
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"Our intention wasn't to pick a fight with PSG," Benjamin Parrot, the club's general director, tells BBC Sport.
From BBC • Apr. 10, 2026
"He wants to manipulate the Islamic republic into getting a deal. I think that was his intention, if you can say there is an intention."
From Barron's • Apr. 10, 2026
Lee said sports packages that go behind subscription paywalls “no longer align” with the intention of the act which was passed when the public only had access to three TV networks.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 9, 2026
The White House says Iran has signaled its intention to relinquish its uranium, although Iran hasn’t said that publicly.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 9, 2026
“I have no intention of cleaning it up,” Lady Constance replied, momentarily thrown.
From "The Hidden Gallery" by Maryrose Wood
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