intend
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Kenworthy told The Times on Thursday Soon-Shiong does not intend to sell his stake in the team.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 21, 2026
The BBC understands Prince Harry and Meghan intend to relocate from the US later this month to a private, non-royal residence outside London, as first reported by the Daily Telegraph and the Sun.
From BBC ● Aug. 21, 2026
The researchers also intend to investigate other metabolites that may contribute to the effect.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 21, 2026
“We intend to go to trial and push this case to the end. We want to block this merger,” Bonta said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 12, 2026
“No, no. I mean what do you intend and wish to do?”
From "Little Women" by Louisa May Alcott
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The state intends to sublet space to startups that might not have the wherewithal to commit to long-term leases.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 20, 2026
The company intends to start delivering more than 50% of cumulative free cash flow back to shareholders, whereas its previous target called for “within 50%.”
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 19, 2026
The agency intends to rescind a 2001 rule that blocked most development and timber harvesting in certain national forests, Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins said Tuesday.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 18, 2026
In more news from the PM, the Times says Burnham intends for No 10 North to take over responsibility for economic growth from the Treasury.
From BBC ● Aug. 18, 2026
The story ran across the country, “Kate Fox Jencken … intends to co-operate with her sister—Margaretta Fox Kane—in her proposed exposé of the fraudulent methods of so-called spiritualism.”
From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock
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In April, the Pentagon fired Jacqueline Smith, the newspaper’s ombudsman, whose job was specifically intended to protect its editorial independence.
From Salon ● Aug. 22, 2026
Amid public backlash, the company announced this month several platform changes, including a shorter data retention window and audit tools for law enforcement customers intended to flag abnormal search behavior.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 21, 2026
While it attracted a huge audience, Verma says young people reshared it with sarcastic and mocking edits, giving it a very different tone from what Modi intended.
From BBC ● Aug. 21, 2026
Even accounts created in a "Kids Mode" intended for users younger than 13 gathered email addresses and other personal information, the suit claimed.
From Barron's ● Aug. 21, 2026
“Name thing aside, if Rachel was telling the truth and Traveler intended that text for her—would it make a difference to you?”
From "Bye Forever, I Guess" by Jodi Meadows
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Recently, I went to the grocery store intending, more or less, to buy ingredients for spaghetti with a weeknight Bolognese.
From Salon ● Aug. 20, 2026
The Wiener campaign described it as “the world’s first AI trained to say no to anything you ask,” intending to highlight her record on housing, transit, and other issues.
From Slate ● Aug. 15, 2026
He and six friends had travelled to Chirk by train, intending to travel on to nearby Llangollen, but were advised to visit the castle after realising they could not easily get there.
From BBC ● Aug. 5, 2026
The performance, perhaps intending to inject a note of potential menace, plays up Ru’s anger at the expense of his hurt — and comes off as grating and utterly unsympathetic.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 21, 2026
“There’s no point in fighting if you’re not intending to win. You may go. Leave me to talk with your sister.”
From "The Cruel Prince" by Holly Black
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