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In last night’s episode of the Apple TV+ dramedy skewering Hollywood, the bumbling but well-intentioned Continental Studios executive attends a charity gala with his girlfriend (ahem, not for long), a pediatric oncologist (played by Rebecca Hall).
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Natalie Oganesyan, Deadline, 23 Apr. 2025
Engagement Citizens’ concerns over the ways in which increased multifamily housing may affect traffic, schools and other local resources can be well-founded, or at least well-intentioned.
—Matt Frazier, Forbes.com, 21 Apr. 2025
Fairness in girls’ sports deserves more than political posturing
Senator Wiener’s bill may be well-intentioned, but its consequences will fall squarely on the shoulders of Californians who are already struggling with high costs of living.
—George Peppas, Oc Register, 7 Apr. 2025
With a beautifully labyrinthian plot, Alma and Mina’s story is a modern fable about good samaritans and well-intentioned, moneyed, privileged people.
—Manuel Betancourt, Variety, 28 Mar. 2025
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Natalie Oganesyan, Deadline, 23 Apr. 2025
Engagement Citizens’ concerns over the ways in which increased multifamily housing may affect traffic, schools and other local resources can be well-founded, or at least well-intentioned.
—Matt Frazier, Forbes.com, 21 Apr. 2025
Fairness in girls’ sports deserves more than political posturing
Senator Wiener’s bill may be well-intentioned, but its consequences will fall squarely on the shoulders of Californians who are already struggling with high costs of living.
—George Peppas, Oc Register, 7 Apr. 2025
With a beautifully labyrinthian plot, Alma and Mina’s story is a modern fable about good samaritans and well-intentioned, moneyed, privileged people.
—Manuel Betancourt, Variety, 28 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for well-intentioned
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“Well-intentioned.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/well-intentioned. Accessed 1 May. 2025.
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