intention
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A prosecutor usually needs to prove that one of these people committed a criminal act while doing their job, with some intention of benefiting the company.
From Slate ● Oct. 25, 2026
"It is not DOJ's intention to -- and it's never our intention to -- improperly interfere with elections or the state confirmation process or certification process," Blanche said.
From Barron's ● Oct. 23, 2026
According to a royal insider, Prince William has "no intention" of engaging with Prince Harry, the paper reports, after the younger brother called for a reconciliation.
From BBC ● Oct. 22, 2026
Golodryga’s exit comes three days after Christiane Amanpour, the network’s best-known international journalist, stated her intention to leave CNN next June.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 22, 2026
“I doubt Mrs. Brenner has any intention of leaving me alone.”
From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros
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In its Claude Constitution, which defines Anthropic’s intentions for Claude’s behavior, Anthropic wrote that Claude’s moral status is “deeply uncertain,” and that it might have “representations of an emotional state, which could shape its behavior.”
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 24, 2026
He said he'd "done nothing but look out for her" and "didn't walk in with any bad intentions or any malice".
From BBC ● Oct. 22, 2026
With the earnings season underway, attention now turns back to the hyperscalers, their AI capex intentions and, increasingly, the returns they’re generating on that spending, he adds.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 19, 2026
Unlike opinion polls, which measure voting intentions at the moment voters are questioned, prediction platforms merely record financial transactions, political scientist Carolina Botelho told AFP.
From Barron's ● Oct. 17, 2026
“I ain’t saying I don’t trust your ma, but seeing what she done, having a doubt or two ’bout her intentions seems justified.
From "The Journey of Little Charlie" by Christopher Paul Curtis
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