purpose
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The overabundance of virtually incomprehensible gibberish in most law reviews seems to serve no purpose except to perpetuate more of the same.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026
If there was flavor left in the jar, there was still a purpose for it.
From Salon • Jun. 11, 2026
And I think that’s the purpose of storytelling, is to kind of constantly expand horizons of who is considered human and what is considered human.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2026
When rumors swirled in March 2021 that Rocket Lab planned to go public via a reverse merger with a special purpose acquisition company, Vector Acquisition Corp.,
From MarketWatch • Jun. 10, 2026
“What do you mean? That I didn’t come over on purpose or something?”
From "Firegirl" by Tony Abbott
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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