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Reports from multiple outlets said the Pac-12 presidents were intending to meet on the morning of Aug. 4 to sign their grant of rights with a 10th school to be added later replacing Colorado.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 16, 2023

An investigation by the Committee to Protect Journalists said U.S. forces were intending to target a nearby Iraqi military position, but added that “attack on the journalists, while not deliberate, was avoidable.”

From Washington Post • Sep. 8, 2022

Alpine were intending, were Alonso not to accept their offer, to promote their reserve driver Oscar Piastri - the reigning Formula 2 champion.

From BBC • Aug. 23, 2022

“We were seeing each other because we were friends, not because we were intending to collaborate,” Bond said, sitting with Costanzo after a recent rehearsal.

From New York Times • Sep. 19, 2021

But at level ten, that began to change, because most gymnasts at that level were intending to pursue an elite career.

From "Courage to Soar" by Simone Biles