purpose
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The United States has requested "the deployment of mine-clearing capabilities" in the Strait of Hormuz, a European source said on Tuesday, adding that French and German vessels had notably been mobilised for that purpose.
From Barron's • Jun. 16, 2026
According to the law offices of Christopher Le, divorcing for the sole purpose of obtaining benefits may be viewed as an attempt to manipulate the system.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 15, 2026
Has the office served its purpose, or has it lingered one bureaucracy layered on top of a bunch of other bureaucracies, as some critics foresaw?
From Slate • Jun. 15, 2026
‘Few care to preserve a system they feel stopped serving its purpose long ago.’
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 14, 2026
But the purpose of the drills was to see how rapidly people could reach the room at any hour of the day or night without prior notice.
From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom
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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