for all intents and purposes
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In other words, for all intents and purposes Mr. Burger was a third author.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 13, 2026
“The consumer, for all intents and purposes, pays the tariff,” it added.
From MarketWatch • Mar. 12, 2026
So, yes, for all intents and purposes, the Golden Globes are back.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 8, 2025
Hulu, for all intents and purposes, will exist only in ghost form.
From Slate • Aug. 7, 2025
I don’t know how to explain to her that, for all intents and purposes, I’m already taken.
From "Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda" by Becky Albertalli
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