intention
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Some $50,000 in fees flew in from all over, mostly from sympathetic people with no intention of ever coming to play.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026
This would complete a trifecta of giant flotations this year with SpaceX launching this Friday and Anthropic also announcing its intention to go public last week.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 10, 2026
He hopes the changes "will reduce people booking tests that they have no intention of taking" and "free up a bit more space on the booking system".
From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026
Lander was aghast and said that wasn’t his intention.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026
As soon as you have revealed your intention to one malcontent, you give him the means to make himself content, since he can have everything he desires by revealing the plot.
From "The Prince" by Niccolò Machiavelli
Vocabulary lists containing intention
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