intention
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Your stepmother may have no intention of leaving the house to any of her late husband’s children.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 23, 2026
They insist that, for most young people, there's no intention to cause trouble.
From BBC ● Jul. 23, 2026
In December 2015, the couple’s happily-ever-after image shattered with the publication of Chey’s intention to seek a “clean end” with his wife.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 23, 2026
Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa had previously said that his country had no intention to intervene in Lebanon, despite Trump's repeated calls for him to do so.
From Barron's ● Jul. 21, 2026
“With whom we have no intention of making contact.”
From "The Last Cuentista" by Donna Barba Higuera
He said although he felt there were "good intentions" behind the evacuation, but it was "just not organised properly".
From BBC ● Jul. 25, 2026
By contrast, buying intentions and economic expectations increased slightly.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 2026
The executive order, he said, is about saying “enough of just good intentions ... we’re not delivering fundamental results.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 21, 2026
If machines cannot interpret the unspoken context behind human intentions, reliably aligning advanced AI systems with human goals may prove impossible.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 14, 2026
“A worthy effort gone wrong,” he had believed, “a case of good intentions that failed.”
From "Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War" by Steve Sheinkin
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