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intention

[in-ten-shuhn] / ɪnˈtɛn ʃən /


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The company’s intense capital spending on AI is likely to stay elevated for years, given Zuckerberg’s stated intention to build “superintelligence.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 4, 2026

If designers understood the hurdles that users faced, they could reduce the friction between intention and action by making the machine intuitive to use.

From Slate • Apr. 4, 2026

Mike has already raised tens of thousands of pounds for charity - and has no intention of stopping.

From BBC • Apr. 2, 2026

Lawyers representing another of the minors declined to comment, while lawyers for a third said their client had "excellent school results" and there was "no element indicating a terrorist intention".

From Barron's • Apr. 1, 2026

But she had no intention of letting Mr. Capron parade her youngest, unmarried daughters in front of groups of curious men in the country’s largest city.

From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock




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