achievement
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Parents today are confronted by parenting styles including "helicopter parenting", which is focused on closely monitoring and protecting children from harm, and "tiger parenting", which involves strict parenting and high expectations for achievement.
From BBC ● Oct. 4, 2026
Still, it was the strongest students who benefited the most: “This is a common pattern in educational technology: new tools frequently widen achievement gaps rather than close them,” Google wrote.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026
“This is a major achievement, made possible by an extraordinary coalition of people who understand the importance of investing in scientific research,” UC President James B. Milliken said in a statement.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026
Her achievement sparked a surge of interest in record attempts in Nigeria, even though others have since surpassed her.
From BBC ● Sep. 28, 2026
But new scales of achievement, for example the Voigt-Kampff Empathy Test, had emerged as criteria by which to judge.
From "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?" by Philip K. Dick
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"Living longer is one of the great achievements of public health," said Alain Labrique, head of the WHO's data department.
From Barron's ● Oct. 2, 2026
“I know how hard-earned these achievements were, which is why we are a leader in this business,” said Yu.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026
The 39-year-old said because there was "nothing concrete", it was matter of allowing things to "play out" and none of his achievements are in any way tarnished.
From BBC ● Sep. 28, 2026
A poster from the Gold Over America Tour, which Biles launched in September 2021 following the Tokyo Olympics, completes the trio of framed achievements.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 28, 2026
But Tartaglia and Benedetti were exceptional in boasting of their achievements.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
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