purpose
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In quantum technologies, qubits serve a similar purpose but can take advantage of quantum mechanical effects to process and transmit information in entirely new ways.
From Science Daily • May 30, 2026
Ferrell decided to try the challenge on the park’s Millennium Force ride, a “looming giant amongst a park full of them,” a coaster that was “designed for the purpose of proving bigger is better.”
From Los Angeles Times • May 29, 2026
Its Vera Rubin AI servers, due to ship this year, have a total of five chips, each with a specific purpose.
From Barron's • May 29, 2026
That isn’t the purpose of such worldly honors, healing wounds, but I suspect it’s often an effect.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 28, 2026
“You said it has a purpose. What purpose does it have?”
From "The Very, Very Far North" by Dan Bar-el
Vocabulary lists containing purpose
The SAT: Language of the Test, List 2
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The Language of Standardized Tests, List 1
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PARCC: Language of the Test (Grade7)
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