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It comes a few months after lawyers warned UK legislation has become "unfit for purpose" because of the advancements of AI tech.

From BBC ● Aug. 28, 2026

Previous research suggests that accumulative stone throwing is likely communicative or may even have a symbolic purpose, with sites marking important locations within the chimpanzees’ territory.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 28, 2026

It can’t manufacture faith, belonging, solidarity or moral purpose through economic planning.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 27, 2026

"Given the nature of the terminal and uncurable medical condition of Mr. Mladic and his short-term life expectancy, continued detention serves no legitimate purpose, and approaches inhuman treatment and punishment," his team argued.

From Barron's ● Aug. 27, 2026

“We are on the trail of a gang of international thieves who came to France for the purpose of despoiling our museums,” a police spokesman announced.

From "The Mona Lisa Vanishes" by Nicholas Day

It is understood that work has also begun to create more cells in existing prisons by adapting space used for other purposes, but that is also expected to take months.

From BBC ● Aug. 30, 2026

Specialty lamps are already sold for other biological purposes, including helping people cope with disruptions to natural circadian rhythms such as jet lag.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 26, 2026

The original gift and “regifting” are treated as two separate transactions for tax purposes.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 25, 2026

Though the Americans were pretending to be “good tourists,” in the phrase favored by the Soviet authorities, their purposes were deeper and, from the Kremlin’s point of view, not good at all.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 25, 2026

She could say “Chip, please,” “No way,” and “You rock,” when it served her purposes.

From "Wishtree" by Katherine Applegate

QCi said Monday that the foundry, “currently purposed for research and development and prototyping,” had begun to generate early revenue, though contributions weren’t broken out in the report.

From Barron's ● May 11, 2026

The deal with Activision also means Microsoft will own its studio solely purposed for mobile games, with hopes of expanding on the successes of titles such as Candy Crush.

From BBC ● Oct. 13, 2023

If the purposed minimum pay rate does go through, it'll be the first of its kind nationwide.

From Salon ● Jul. 7, 2023

“I stood next to the job for four years. I purposed to be ready every day for four years,” Pence said.

From Seattle Times ● Mar. 30, 2023

I do not know how, purposed with so high & noble Aims, we end thus in Ruin.

From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves" by M.T. Anderson

As ProPublica detailed in 2016, several state court systems have adopted a proprietary software that purports to put a probability on recidivism for sentencing purposing.

From Slate ● Apr. 8, 2021

I read with my watch upon the table, purposing to close my book at eleven o’clock.

From "Great Expectations" by Charles Dickens

Six weeks after, Governor Gore was on his way to England, not recalled, as it would seem, but purposing to give an account of himself in his own person.

From Toronto of Old by Henry Scadding

He put his arms about her with a strange spasm of heart relenting, realizing for a moment the wrong he was purposing to commit.

From Collection of Nebraska Pioneer Reminiscences by Daughters of the American Revolution. Nebraska

Tharsos held on steadily, purposing that if death should happen to him, it would be as far away as possible from the eyes of the sore-tried, desolate maiden.

From The Mother of St. Nicholas A Story of Duty and Peril by Grant Balfour