achievement
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Independent experts in computational biology and biosecurity said the research marks a major achievement in the field.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 2026
In 2025, the organization announced that the Oscars will introduce a new category at the 2028 ceremony for achievement in stunt design.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 6, 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
She saw the look of achievement upon his face and ruffled his ears with her claws.
From "Redwall" by Brian Jacques
The letter continued: "Our staff of colour are highly valued, for their scholarship, their achievements, and the contributions they make to the institution and the wider academic community."
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
Iranian advocates of talks have said repeatedly on state media that they are needed to keep an economic crisis from undoing the country’s wartime achievements.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 2026
The Times leads with the resignation of the "plagiarism row professor" Jason Arday, who it says also made "extraordinary claims about his athletic feats and fundraising achievements".
From BBC ● Aug. 6, 2026
Faced with achievements that seemed to have no classical parallel, Alberti nevertheless felt obliged to express himself with great caution: ‘surely’, ‘if I am not mistaken’, ‘probably’.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
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