to what end
Example Sentences
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The calls by four American tech CEOs for a slowdown in AI development is a big economic and political moment, though to what end isn’t clear.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 13, 2026
“You wonder, to what end? Is the money worth it?”
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 3, 2025
"If you think they have any leverage, it is leverage to what end?" said Elise Gould, senior economist at the Economic Policy Institute, a Washington-based think tank focused on labor issues.
From Reuters ● Oct. 9, 2023
That's a lot to put up with, and to what end?
From Salon ● Sep. 16, 2023
Strauss plainly had overreached, but to what end?
From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik
