achieve
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In a very real sense, the movement was about leveling the playing field, which is so dramatically tilted against victims that it makes justice nearly impossible to achieve.
From Salon β Oct. 2, 2026
But he’s a cabinet officer who needs allies to achieve his military goals.
From The Wall Street Journal β Oct. 1, 2026
“They have to prove that those stronger curtailments are going to achieve the goals that they have, and that the state has,” Walker said.
From Los Angeles Times β Oct. 1, 2026
"There's more than one way to achieve that, and I think members are realising that."
From Barron's β Oct. 1, 2026
Experts expected that Petrosian would follow his conservative style and try to achieve a draw, to break Fischer’s winning streak.
From "Endgame" by Frank Brady
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If it achieves that, the spacecraft will then attempt to deploy satellites designed to expand the company's already massive satellite internet constellation.
From Barron's β Sep. 28, 2026
The central bank’s mandate is to set the target for the overnight rate at a level that achieves and maintains 2% inflation.
From The Wall Street Journal β Sep. 16, 2026
There’s a difference between a film that becomes a cult classic because it’s genuinely underrated, and one that achieves that status through the unholy, rose-colored lens of social media obsession.
From Salon β Sep. 14, 2026
His film is likable as heck but never quite achieves liftoff.
From Los Angeles Times β Jul. 30, 2026
Found only in Ireland, it achieves a height of up to six inches and is green in colour.
From "Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them" by J.K. Rowling
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With only minimal fine-tuning, the optical processor achieved 94.80% accuracy and 97.61% sensitivity on previously unseen VEO-3 videos during experiments.
From Science Daily β Oct. 1, 2026
Derenoncourt has found that Black Americans who migrated north to growing cities in the 20th century achieved economic gains—but their descendants experienced increasing school segregation and incarceration rates.
From The Wall Street Journal β Oct. 1, 2026
He told the BBC this could be achieved by employers giving talks in primary schools and offering taster sessions to children.
From BBC β Sep. 30, 2026
Oddly, only one playoff qualifier is among the 14 mid-range payrolls of roughly $100 million to $200 million — the Milwaukee Brewers, who achieved baseball’s best record at 103-59 while paying its roster $143.5 million.
From Los Angeles Times β Sep. 28, 2026
As more and more African nations achieved independence, the United States government was compelled to defend racial equality here at home.
From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson
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"We are working on it. For us, South Korea is an important country. And I really hope for momentum, continuation, and concrete results that we are truly achieving with them," he said.
From BBC β Oct. 2, 2026
“Justice requires more than achieving certain results,” he said.
From Los Angeles Times β Oct. 1, 2026
In a paper published in October 2025 called "Artificial Writing and Automated Detection", researchers at the University of Chicago found Pangram "achieving near-zero error rates" on medium-to-long extracts.
From Barron's β Sep. 25, 2026
Canadian provinces had looked poised to put American alcoholic products back on their store shelves last month as Trump and Canadian officials appeared close to achieving a new trade deal.
From MarketWatch β Sep. 25, 2026
In Portland, Maine, I came closest to achieving a decent fit between income and expenses, but only because I worked seven days a week.
From "Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America" by Barbara Ehrenreich
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