intent
Example Sentences
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A week or two before a race, a team of workers uses hoses to spray down the entire course with the intent of it freezing over by morning.
From Los Angeles Times
Fast-forward a few years: Today, people and organizations with malicious intent have access to more powerful AI language models – including open-source ones – while social media platforms have relaxed or eliminated moderation efforts.
From Salon
Tudor's reputation is for aggressive football with an attacking intent.
From BBC
The intent was to remove map-drawing authority from politicians with a vested interest in picking their constituents and to create a process governed by constitutional rules.
“We would also like to hear management address the high commercial intent/low monetization disconnect more tangibly.”
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.