purpose
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The last time the Navy promoted a woman from captain to rear admiral was in June 2025, according to an analysis by Task and Purpose, a military-focused publication.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 1, 2026
It began trading on the Nasdaq stock exchange through a 2024 merger with a Special Purpose Acquisition Company.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 19, 2025
Amy Eliza Wong is an advisor to Silicon Valley companies, author, and founder of Always on Purpose.
From MarketWatch • Dec. 18, 2025
Zach Mercurio, author of an upcoming book called "The Power of Mattering" and a senior honorary fellow at the Center for Meaning and Purpose at Colorado State University, echoed this.
From Salon • Feb. 27, 2025
Purpose: to identify the strain and determine how it travels.
From "The Hot Zone" by Richard Preston
Vocabulary lists containing purpose
The SAT: Language of the Test, List 2
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The Language of Standardized Tests, List 1
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PARCC: Language of the Test (Grade7)
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