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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In China, the U.S. faces an adversary potentially its equal in economic and military power that is intent on tearing down the American global order.
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Massimo Calabresi / Washington, TIME, 4 June 2024
The sites may have been ideologically aligned with the Kremlin, or more intent on driving traffic to boost visibility or ad revenue.
—Steven Lee Myers, New York Times, 30 May 2024
With environmentalists pushing oil giants to phase out fossil fuels, the company was keen to present itself as a climate friend, not foe—deeply concerned about global warming, but intent on producing oil for generations to come.
—Vivienne Walt, Fortune, 23 May 2024
Now he’s holed up in his family home, which abuts the dismal local zoo, where his father is strung out and intent on drinking himself to death.
—Jessica Kiang, Variety, 21 May 2024
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Massimo Calabresi / Washington, TIME, 4 June 2024
The sites may have been ideologically aligned with the Kremlin, or more intent on driving traffic to boost visibility or ad revenue.
—Steven Lee Myers, New York Times, 30 May 2024
With environmentalists pushing oil giants to phase out fossil fuels, the company was keen to present itself as a climate friend, not foe—deeply concerned about global warming, but intent on producing oil for generations to come.
—Vivienne Walt, Fortune, 23 May 2024
Now he’s holed up in his family home, which abuts the dismal local zoo, where his father is strung out and intent on drinking himself to death.
—Jessica Kiang, Variety, 21 May 2024
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