intended

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Congress intended for the FDA to “refer to a substantive body of evidence about the safety and effectiveness” of ingredients put on the bulks list, she said.

From Salon • Apr. 4, 2026

The U.S. intended to deter Soviet tanks assaulting from the north or Egypt.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

And Murrietta intended to text his friends on the Braves, too.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026

Its heat-resistant design, originally intended for reentry on Earth and Mars, could be used to handle the intense heating from aerobraking in Uranus' atmosphere.

From Science Daily • Apr. 3, 2026

There, Horace Hunley and his partners intended to operate the submarine as a privateer, helping the Confederacy break the blockade the North had placed on Southern ports.

From "Shipwrecked!" by Martin W. Sandler