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But on Monday, US District Judge Kathleen Williams said the suit was filed for an improper purpose.

From BBC ● Jul. 13, 2026

A core purpose for accounting standards is so investors have a common yardstick to compare companies across completely different industries.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 13, 2026

On social media, the purpose of these shoppers is clear: grab a quick souvenir or local specialty and take a selfie.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 11, 2026

The human body is often described as a marvel of “perfect design”: elegant, efficient and finely tuned for its purpose.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 11, 2026

She should have known Chicken wouldn’t hurt someone on purpose.

From "Caterpillar Summer" by Gillian McDunn

Mercury and cyanide needed for humanitarian and public-health purposes are not subject to the EU's export ban.

From BBC ● Jul. 14, 2026

He decided that Johnson knew his work was both for the purposes of journalism and winning a court case.

From BBC ● Jul. 8, 2026

By Sony’s gauge, the game disc, for all intents and purposes, has been dead with audiences for a while.

From Slate ● Jul. 7, 2026

The Pentagon, which was then a heavy user of Anthropic tools, refused, saying it should be allowed to use Anthropic’s AI for all lawful purposes.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 6, 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

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

From Salon ● Jul. 7, 2023

“There are no awards. There are no winners or losers tonight. It’s just our passion that makes our heart beat faster. It makes our life so much more greatly purposed with joy and fulfillment.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 5, 2023

We are living in the land of plenty, the birthplace of innovation by giant corporations providing employment purposed to improve life and make profit.

From Seattle Times ● Jan. 28, 2022

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

It has related how the people of Europe, Africa, and Asia all came to Shinaar, speaking one language only, and purposing the same thing.

From The Bible: what it is by Bradlaugh, Charles

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

Delayed by the mirror to the extent of having consumed but half of his refreshing draft, yet purposing further imbibition, Judge Henderson paused at the sound of some person ascending the outer stair.

From The Broken Gate A Novel by Hough, Emerson