intent

"It was never my intent to go into the practice of law."

From Barron's ● Oct. 16, 2026

In our 16+ years living in Cuenca, we have seen innumerable instances of people arriving with the intent of never living in the United States again.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 16, 2026

“Their intent was to disseminate false and derogatory information about Ms. Comans as widely as possible.”

From Salon ● Oct. 16, 2026

Macbeth even admits that he has “no spur to prick the sides of my intent, but only vaulting ambition.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 14, 2026

“Hum!” said Jo, still intent upon her sister’s face, for the bright color faded as quickly as it came, the smile vanished, and presently a tear lay shining on the window ledge.

From "Little Women" by Louisa May Alcott

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

You know what other “Toy Story” character is, for all intents and purposes, a dog?

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 17, 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

They might never come close, but they could approach a point where, for all intents and purposes, she knew all that she needed to know.

From "Little Fires Everywhere" by Celeste Ng