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[in-tent] / ɪnˈtɛnt /


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“If you’re thinking about how to engage your younger generations, you actually have to prioritize intent more strongly than you did just five years ago,” Reichheld says.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 23, 2026

Meanwhile, new Defence Secretary Wes Streeting has insisted there was "no ill intent" behind apparent comments about the early release scheme, which were caught on camera.

From BBC Jul. 22, 2026

"We strongly believe there was no malicious intent on their part," Delangue wrote, referring to OpenAI.

From Barron's Jul. 22, 2026

To begin her own performance, MPA announced that she has retained Ono’s intent to perform “Cut Piece” in time of war.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 21, 2026

It's late December, and the morning light is gray as Helmuth heads to the Bieberhaus, intent on returning a "borrowed" book to the City Hall storeroom before his boss, Heinrich Mohns, arrives.

From "The Boy Who Dared" by Susan Campbell Bartoletti

Yet David craves Monica’s maternal affection as if he were real — and for all intents and purposes, he is.

From Salon Jun. 28, 2026

Chief executive Dan Finley told the BBC earlier this week it would "operate to all intents and purposes as Debenhams Group".

From BBC Jun. 10, 2026

The entire stock market will soon become, for all intents and purposes, the meme-stock market, and your retirement accounts are at the mercy of their whims.

From Slate May 15, 2026

“The consumer, for all intents and purposes, pays the tariff,” it added.

From MarketWatch Mar. 12, 2026

“I’m Penelope, but no one ever calls me that and I don’t really like it anyway, so for all intents and purposes my name is Poppet.”

From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern




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