intent
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Padley said it later came out that she was lying and the 33-year-old told police she had "started with good intent then it escalated out of her control".
From BBC • Apr. 13, 2026
We should say instead that lying is a matter of speaking with the intent to deceive.
From Salon • Apr. 13, 2026
Earlier this week, BWX notified regulators of its intent to license a new uranium enrichment plant adjacent to its existing nuclear fuel site in Tennessee.
From Barron's • Apr. 10, 2026
He didn’t want to signal intent or commit to an action, he wanted the foe wondering what he’d do next.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 9, 2026
Other organizations, now intent on treating MDR in Russia, were still waiting for the inexpensive drugs.
From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French
Vocabulary lists containing intent
Jim Burke's Academic Vocabulary List
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19th Amendment (1920)
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"Romeo and Juliet" by William Shakespeare, Act V
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