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intending

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Definition of intending

present participle of intend

as in planning

to have in mind as a purpose or goal an aspiring entrepreneur who intends to revolutionize the biotech industry

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to communicate or convey (as an idea) to the mind lawyers for both sides argued for days about what was intended by a particular phrase in the law

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Recent Examples of intending The idea is that individuals pursuing their own interests in a free market can, without intending it, advance the interests of society as a whole. — Linda K. Brown Stroh, Fortune, 11 Oct. 2026 The plane was flying from Dubai to Tel Aviv and was intending to land at Ben Gurion midmorning on a busy weekday. — Kat Lonsdorf, NPR, 5 Oct. 2026 In June 2022, a man traveled from California to Kavanaugh’s home in Maryland with a handgun, ammunition, a knife, and zip ties, intending to kill the justice. — Claire Carter, The Washington Examiner, 4 Oct. 2026 Musk originally developed Starship for Mars, intending to launch scores of them with the red planet’s first settlers. — Marcia Dunn, Los Angeles Times, 28 Sep. 2026 However, while Judge is intending on playing, manager Aaron Boone had a different thought process on Tuesday. — Scott Thompson Outkick, FOXNews.com, 24 Sep. 2026 In episode three, mercenaries rock up to the Reacher gang’s secret hideout intending to kill them all. — Bethy Squires, Vulture, 18 Sep. 2026 Portman first proposed its revamp of Amsterdam Walk in 2023, intending to raze the aging warehouses to build a more dense and vertical project centered on apartments. — Zachary Hansen, AJC.com, 17 Sep. 2026 In the next match away to Hull City, Suzuki picked out Hemmings again, but this time intending for the ball to drop in front of the 19-year-old. — Aston Villa, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026

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Museum will add new west wing The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art is planning a major expansion to the west, highlighted by a two-level glass addition topped with a green roof.

— Neil Nakahodo, Kansas City Star, 18 Oct. 2026
Waymo is planning to expand its service in London, Tokyo, and Munich.

— Andrew Hawkins, The Verge, 18 Oct. 2026

Definition of planning

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Stan’s dad, Randy (who is now the size of his son after going to Sephora and thus is forced to enroll back in school) does beat up Ike’s opponent, though, meaning his looksmaxxed face is no longer.

— Payton Turkeltaub, Variety, 15 Oct. 2026
The Vatican has now said that those tests included a robotic bronchoscopic biopsy, meaning doctors had already taken tissue samples to assess whether the mass was cancerous.

— ABC News, ABC News, 14 Oct. 2026

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Ryu wins the first time, but the brothers have a falling out and start a beef with a demon named Akuna before going their separate ways.

— Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 15 Oct. 2026
The company explicitly framed the ultra-high-tech monster as the roadmap for a rollout of seven new road-going models destined for global markets over the next four years.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 15 Oct. 2026

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For eight days in April, along the rocky coastline in Gloucester, Massachusetts, the new president of Georgetown University spent time at a Jesuit retreat center, quietly contemplating the task before him.

— Sophia Solano, Washington Post, 9 Oct. 2026
The offer came at a time when Miami-Dade County Public Schools, and many other public school districts in Florida, have closed or consolidated schools and are contemplating even more closures.

— Austin Horn, Miami Herald, 8 Oct. 2026

Definition of contemplating

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In some states, officials will mark ballots with initials signifying an election judge reviewed the ballot or a counting tally.

— Kayla Hayempour, NBC news, 16 Oct. 2026
But in the Pentagon’s email system, Kollitides’ name now carries an abbreviation signifying he has been designated an HQE, or highly qualified expert.

— Aaron Davis, ProPublica, 9 Oct. 2026

Definition of signifying

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That was the case with hydraulic mining in the West, which involved aiming a torrent of water under high pressure to blast away soil and boulders to expose the underlying gold veins.

— Business Columnist, Los Angeles Times, 13 Oct. 2026
In addition, Saint Laurent is aiming to double its sales to VICs by 2030, and to double its business in Asia within the same time frame.

— Miles Socha, Footwear News, 12 Oct. 2026

Definition of aiming

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The cinematic film follows a number of wrestlers in different stages of their careers, including a yokozuna, a title denoting the highest rank in professional sumo, over the course of a year.

— Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 12 Oct. 2026
The following table, like others below, shows their ages on June 1, 2030, with greens highlighting younger players and reds denoting those who’ll be over 30.

— Henry Bushnell, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2026

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