aimed

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He insisted that his campaign was aimed at Angelenos angry about how the city was being managed, as evidenced by disrepair of city streets and unchecked homeless encampments.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026

Tom Waterhouse, managing director of Stagecoach Cumbria and Lancashire, said its timetables aimed to achieve "the best balance we can" between the needs of different passengers.

From BBC • Jun. 7, 2026

Under Bilirakis’s proposal, the commission would conduct a review of financial outlooks for both Social Security and Medicare, evaluate policy options and provide Congress with recommendations aimed at ensuring that both programs remain sustainable.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 5, 2026

Yet the notion that the economy faces mass technological unemployment doesn’t fit the evidence and risks prompting legislation aimed at the wrong problem.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026

Dad aimed his rifle, but the bear vanished into the darkness.

From "I Survived the Great Alaska Earthquake, 1964" by Lauren Tarshis