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• The screenwriter struggles to maintain his integrity in regard to both his work and his wife (the producer appears to have designs on both), but finds his self-respect slipping away.
  — Jonathan Kandell, New York Times, 13 Sep. 2022
• Towns, cities and states around the country already have designs on the funds.
  — New York Times, 11 Apr. 2021
• Pro says: At 4-4, this game is huge if the Blazers have designs on going to a bowl game.
  — Joseph Goodman | [e-mail], al, 3 Nov. 2022
• The Tigers, after all, still have designs on another AAC crown with just one league loss to date.
  — Eddie Timanus, USA TODAY, 24 Oct. 2020
• Coming out of the bye week, coach Matt Nagy and his staff have designs on starting Sam Mustipher at center.
  — Dan Wiederer, chicagotribune.com, 26 Nov. 2020
• A couple of teenage girls have designs on shaking up the veterans.
  — Mark Heim | [e-mail], al, 12 June 2021
• Years later, Jakob (Cena) turns out to have designs on taking over the world in order to show up his older, estranged brother.
  — Jake Coyle, Star Tribune, 22 June 2021
• Beasley, who lives in Plymouth, is a restricted free agent the Wolves have designs on re-signing after trading for him in February.
  — Kim Hyatt, Star Tribune, 27 Sep. 2020
• If the Wolves have designs on being a winning team, the leadership ultimately has to come from their best players in Towns, Russell and Edwards.
  — Chris Hine, Star Tribune, 17 May 2021
• It has been blasted and partially destroyed, and some very bad monsters have designs on putting it back together—and turning it into a human-killing superweapon.
  — Sam MacHkovech, Ars Technica, 6 Dec. 2021
• The Pioneers have designs on winning the sectional and beyond after last year’s regional appearance.
  — Kyle Neddenriep, The Indianapolis Star, 22 Oct. 2020

Last Updated: 19 Dec 2024