intent on/upon (something)
idiom
: giving all of one's attention and effort to a specific task or goal
She seems intent on destroying our credibility.
They were intent on their work.
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Two women try to put a stop to it, but the states and the banks seem intent on thwarting their efforts at all costs.
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Zac Ntim, Deadline, 16 Jan. 2025
The toxic incentives and environments of our other apps are as visible as ever, and the men behind these services—Musk and Zuckerberg especially—seem intent on making the experience of using them worse than ever.
—Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 16 Jan. 2025
What Biden was intent on describing was quite real, even self-evident by now, but to hear it from a President was startling.
—David Remnick, The New Yorker, 16 Jan. 2025
The family is intent on keeping the property and returning the ranch to its former glory.
—Melissa Gomez, Los Angeles Times, 16 Jan. 2025
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Zac Ntim, Deadline, 16 Jan. 2025
The toxic incentives and environments of our other apps are as visible as ever, and the men behind these services—Musk and Zuckerberg especially—seem intent on making the experience of using them worse than ever.
—Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 16 Jan. 2025
What Biden was intent on describing was quite real, even self-evident by now, but to hear it from a President was startling.
—David Remnick, The New Yorker, 16 Jan. 2025
The family is intent on keeping the property and returning the ranch to its former glory.
—Melissa Gomez, Los Angeles Times, 16 Jan. 2025
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“Intent on/upon (something).” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/intent%20on%2Fupon%20%28something%29. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.
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