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intend

[in-tend] / ɪnˈtɛnd /


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“We have asked the Court to overturn the verdict and intend to vigorously pursue all available post-trial and appellate remedies,” Joby said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 7, 2026

By now, many Black Democrats have made clear that they intend on voting for him.

From Slate ● Oct. 6, 2026

They intend to lean heavily on their starting pitchers in an age when they have been transformed from workhorses into show ponies.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026

Yet she’s always freelanced through her business, Pizzagirllex, and doesn’t intend to stop now.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 30, 2026

“I have been making the tour of the park,” he replied, “as I generally do every year, and intend to close it with a call at the Parsonage. Are you going much farther?”

From "Pride and Prejudice" by Jane Austen

But I’d argue that Fennell intends to galvanize thought and action, not outrage.

From Salon ● Oct. 2, 2026

The club has said it intends to appeal the ruling.

From Barron's ● Oct. 1, 2026

The developer of Parcell's flat, Barratt Redrow, says despite the new rules it still intends to remove all the flammable cladding on her tower block as soon as possible.

From BBC ● Sep. 30, 2026

The company intends to repurchase a large amount of shares through January 2028, reflecting its “confidence in the long-term opportunity ahead.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 29, 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

The new gene prompts the cells to produce CARs only when it reaches this intended location.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 7, 2026

The Commerce Department said the move was intended to counter Mexican tomatoes being sold in the United States at unfair prices and protect domestic growers.

From Salon ● Oct. 7, 2026

The project being backed by the King is intended to equip young people with practical skills to work in the creative industries.

From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2026

Eero Saarinen produced the molded-fiberglass Pedestal chair, sweeping the seat and stem into a single sculptural form intended to eliminate what he called the “slum of legs” beneath tables and chairs.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 7, 2026

They didn’t intend to sell the real painting; they intended to sell fakes.

From "The Mona Lisa Vanishes" by Nicholas Day

According to the initial findings of investigators, the suspect entered Poland from Germany overnight Wednesday-Thursday, intending to travel on to Ukraine.

From Barron's ● Sep. 26, 2026

People roll a portion of their balance to an IRA to “get started,” fully intending to deal with the stock later.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 10, 2026

Mr. Riley’s footnote on this malapropism: “Surely Hastert is intending to say ‘algorithms.’”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 4, 2026

Ahead of the event, the force said officers would "relentlessly" pursue the "small minority who come intending to do harm", and had banned more than 330 people from attending as part of bail conditions.

From BBC ● Aug. 31, 2026

She had come to see that, without intending to, it delivered a significant personal indictment.

From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan




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