purpose
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“What happens at the end of 2027, if there has been no other pathway established for Medicare coverage of GLP-1s for the purpose of weight loss,” says Cubanski, “is really a big unknown.”
From Barron's • Jun. 30, 2026
A visa gives someone permission to enter or stay in the UK for a specific purpose, such as work, study or joining family members.
From BBC • Jun. 29, 2026
First, the purpose must be empowerment, not profit.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 29, 2026
As long as the idea remains that property gets its purpose from those tending it, working it, nourishing it and dying on it, the film will never become a relic.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 29, 2026
Etta, now pregnant, had an endless supply of things for me to fix, though sometimes I suspected she was ripping seams and popping buttons on purpose just to give my old hands something to do.
From "Not Nothing" by Gayle Forman
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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