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intention

[in-ten-shuhn] / ɪnˈtɛn ʃən /


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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

Fraser Glen, 35, and his partner Sophie Bauer, 30, both started saving into Lifetime ISAs a few years ago with the intention of using the funds to get on to the property ladder.

From BBC • Jun. 4, 2026

Our intention in making this show was, again, what we know about their lived reality, but what can we infer might have happened behind those closed doors.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 4, 2026

I told him I absolutely no intention of doing so.

From Salon • Jun. 1, 2026

I saw right away that the big monkey had no intention of giving anything back to me.

From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls




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