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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Back home on Wall Street, meanwhile, Lutnick seems intent on reviving the moribund SPAC market.
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Dan Primack, Axios, 4 Nov. 2024
President of baseball operations Craig Breslow seems intent on upgrading his starting rotation, based on recent comments to The Athletic.
—Marco Rubio, Newsweek, 1 Nov. 2024
The sci-fi fantasy drama stars Adam Driver as Cesar Catilina, a visionary architect intent on saving a declining New York City by building a utopian future, dislodging the elite ruling class in the process.
—Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter, 25 Oct. 2024
With a trailer highlighting the revolutionaries’ youthful fervor before culminating in a note about the costs of war, Say Nothing seems intent on leaning hard into the complications of a conflict not yet resolved.
—Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 23 Oct. 2024
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Dan Primack, Axios, 4 Nov. 2024
President of baseball operations Craig Breslow seems intent on upgrading his starting rotation, based on recent comments to The Athletic.
—Marco Rubio, Newsweek, 1 Nov. 2024
The sci-fi fantasy drama stars Adam Driver as Cesar Catilina, a visionary architect intent on saving a declining New York City by building a utopian future, dislodging the elite ruling class in the process.
—Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter, 25 Oct. 2024
With a trailer highlighting the revolutionaries’ youthful fervor before culminating in a note about the costs of war, Say Nothing seems intent on leaning hard into the complications of a conflict not yet resolved.
—Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 23 Oct. 2024
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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 23 Nov. 2024.
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