achievement
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He has reached an age where a competitive Emmy can double as a lifetime achievement award.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 12, 2026
“Invitation” is an achievement in dance for cinema, freed from the spatial and temporal limits of live performance, weaving stories without dialogue, lyrics, or narration.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 2026
El-Sayed’s close win, in which he underperformed the polling, in some ways undersells his achievement.
From Slate ● Aug. 5, 2026
Laura Moodie, the party's education spokeswoman, said: "We need an education system that recognises achievement throughout the year, not just on exam day."
From BBC ● Aug. 4, 2026
Critical evidence: How the arts benefit student achievement.
From "Music and the Child" by Natalie Sarrazin
Novak Djokovic spent years chasing Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal, trying to match them in tennis achievements and fan adulation.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 13, 2026
Arday resigned as a Cambridge professor of sociology of education last week amid allegations of plagiarism and questions about some of his achievements.
From BBC ● Aug. 12, 2026
In 2024 then–Surgeon General Vivek Murthy identified one of the main culprits: “A ‘culture of comparison’—often perpetuated online—around milestones, parenting and achievements, ‘has left many families feeling exhausted, burned out, and perpetually behind.’
From Slate ● Aug. 11, 2026
There is no doubt in the mind of Hodgkinson, winner of six global medals in as many years as a professional athlete, about the important role of this support system in her monumental achievements.
From BBC ● Aug. 10, 2026
I had peers who were always a step or two ahead of me, whose achievements seemed effortless, but I tried not to let that get to me.
From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama
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