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intention

[in-ten-shuhn] / ɪnˈtɛn ʃən /


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"For me the research is much more than taking a tablet - it's taking a tablet with the intention of delivering outcomes, that may or may not help me but help others," he says.

From BBC • May 22, 2026

Unlike other startups it invested in, SpaceX had no intention of going public anytime soon.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026

He mentions how Ken Burns’ docuseries “The American Revolution” demonstrated the founding fathers’ intention to create a country that was fair to all and that equality is part of America’s foundation.

From Los Angeles Times • May 21, 2026

“We feel there is no genuine intention to work collaboratively with the Board and management,” Morfitt wrote to Wilson, in an email viewed by The Wall Street Journal.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 19, 2026

And I could tell Brother Zesht had no intention of honoring the debt, if ever they met again.

From "The Many Assassinations of Samir, the Seller of Dreams" by Daniel Nayeri




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