purpose

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It’s actually in the same paragraph as that line about legislative purpose.

From Slate • Apr. 9, 2026

II, a special purpose acquisition company, in a transaction valuing the start-up at $2 billion pre-money.

From Barron's • Apr. 8, 2026

But the couple derived their sense of purpose from the arduous journeys embarked upon by their relatives, as well as from the stories of the modern immigrants with whom the two women worked professionally.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 7, 2026

The official purpose of this mission is to put people inside Orion and find out what happens - not just to the spacecraft, but to the interaction between crew and machine.

From BBC • Apr. 7, 2026

Once I’d been questioned about my purpose for visiting and permitted onto the property, I stepped out of my car and walked across the parking lot to the Administration Building.

From "Reaching for the Moon" by Katherine Johnson