intention
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But in as many as one in five cases, the company has no real intention of filling the supposed opening.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 2026
That means a defender who has their back to where a set-piece is coming from and whose only intention is to prevent an attacker's movement will be penalised.
From BBC ● Aug. 20, 2026
“When I finished ‘Downfall,’ I had zero intention to make ‘Freefall,’” she says.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 19, 2026
Lee proposed talks at the weekend to formally end the Korean War and said Tuesday that joint US-South Korean drills showed no "intention to attack North Korea or escalate tensions on the Korean peninsula".
From Barron's ● Aug. 18, 2026
I had no intention of letting anyone purchase it, but I’d be proud if it made its way into a picture.
From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu
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Not everyone is convinced about the group's intentions, as each release of new material has invited viewers to send cryptocurrency "donations" to the user uploading them.
From BBC ● Aug. 21, 2026
Ahmad Zeidabadi, a Tehran-based international relations expert, told AFP the shift reflected Iran's assessment of Washington's intentions.
From Barron's ● Aug. 20, 2026
The Philippines “will only be a target if there’s a bad actor with bad intentions against the Philippines,” Gilberto Teodoro Jr., the country’s defense secretary, said in an interview.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 19, 2026
In some deposits, researchers cannot determine the exact order in which bodies were added or the precise intentions behind their placement.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 19, 2026
“I’ve got half a mind to take a look at your intentions, see what’s really behind this sudden change of heart, Peters.”
From "Amari and the Night Brothers" by B.B. Alston
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