intent

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While the intent may have been to show that extremism can hide in plain sight, the effect, critics of the stories argued, was normalization.

From Salon • Apr. 6, 2026

His lawyer has said Vescovi had no criminal intent.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 5, 2026

It said the investigation concerns "instigation of breach of trust, computer fraud and false attestation with the intent to obtain for another an unlawful benefit."

From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026

They were officers dispatched by a concerned counselor who misinterpreted his factually accurate answer as a statement of intent.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 1, 2026

He pushes through the door, and as much as my big sister instincts want to stop him, he moves with such intent, I just watch to see what he’ll do, quietly shadowing him.

From "Dry" by Neal Shusterman and Jarrod Shusterman