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Matt Wake | Mwake@al.com, al, 9 Apr. 2023
No longer was denial an option for decent intending people.
—Dahlia Lithwick, Slate Magazine, 26 Sep. 2017
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Word History
1788, in the meaning defined above
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“Intending.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/intending. Accessed 6 Jun. 2023.
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