intention
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He bought the vehicle on the cheap with the intention of fixing it up himself.
From Barron's ● Oct. 8, 2026
“We have options we are looking at in Europe. We have every intention of establishing our business in Europe and expanding from there.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026
The background for this exchange was the August decision Bessent had announced the Treasury department’s intention to increase the size of its bond-buyback program to contain rising yields.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 5, 2026
While he insists he has no intention of removing any family living in those homes, he does want compensation for the nationalised land.
From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2026
The answer came dreamily, but with intention; it were as though she were interpreting something.
From "Dracula" by Bram Stoker
“Be up front and forthright and make sure your intentions are well known,” she said.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 6, 2026
My objective is to use the existing comparisons to reexamine “Promising Young Woman,” try to understand Fennell’s intentions, and look at the bleak truths her movie stares straight in the face.
From Salon ● Oct. 2, 2026
He ordered a study of whether refined copper should face levies too but the administration hasn’t yet declared its intentions.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026
He wants them to come back just to see how far he goes with a story, but never with ill intentions.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026
Six days after Bobby’s arrival back in the United States, the Marshall Chess Club followed through on its intentions and held a reception for him with more than one hundred members in attendance.
From "Endgame" by Frank Brady
Vocabulary lists containing intention
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The ACT: The Language of the Test, List 1
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