for all intents and purposes
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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
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
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
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
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