purpose
Example Sentences
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The purpose of the operation was to create criminal links to all individuals accused of illegally entering into in the United States.
From Salon
The Insurrection Act is a law that authorizes the president to use the military for civilian law-enforcement purposes in the U.S. in a narrow set of circumstances.
“It was more of a box that is used for an engineering lab, not a tool for general purpose. I said, ‘Why did I buy this?’
An import duty of 25% will be applied to chips imported to the U.S. that aren’t used domestically for AI purposes but are then exported to another country.
From Barron's
Revenues raised by the CEO tax would be earmarked for specific purposes and not go directly to the city’s general fund.
From Los Angeles Times
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
