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Who were the first climbers confirmed to have achieved the goal of reaching the summit of Mt. Everest?

achieve

[uh-cheev] / Ι™ΛˆtΚƒiv /


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We can achieve that which has never even been imagined.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 28, 2026

Because of Israel’s proportional representation system, no party has ever won 61 seats outright to achieve a Knesset majority, meaning that the election will be followed by potentially long, drawn-out negotiations.

From Slate ● Oct. 28, 2026

The firm said it would appeal against the decision and believed there had been a "misunderstanding of what we are seeking to achieve and hope to work towards an outcome that addresses the concerns raised".

From BBC ● Oct. 27, 2026

ASM International said the 2027 guidance boost meant it now expected to achieve the revenue target it had set in 2025 for the end of the decade three years ahead of schedule.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 27, 2026

In 1919, Rutherford had become the first scientist to achieve the medieval fantasy of chemical transmutation: by bombarding nitrogen with radioactivity, he had converted it into oxygen.

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee

It achieves this goal largely using one tool: the economy's key interest rate.

From Barron's ● Oct. 28, 2026

It also has a ranked-choice voting system, meaning that if none of the four candidates on the ballot achieves a majority—likely—the state won’t tabulate final results until Nov. 18.

From Slate ● Oct. 24, 2026

Committing to three more years means her legacy may now be defined by what she achieves next.

From BBC ● Oct. 19, 2026

By combining two advanced microscopy techniques, the instrument achieves a resolution of approximately 120 nanometers, an unprecedented level of detail for an approach that does not require fluorescent labels.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 17, 2026

He achieves his own authority, and that is unshakable.

From "The Fire Next Time" by James Baldwin

McGee long ago achieved cult status and comes from a tradition of graffiti that he sees as separate from work made for a gallery.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 29, 2026

"Many have achieved their goal" of entering the US, he said, "or they end up missing."

From Barron's ● Oct. 28, 2026

According to the New Zimbabwe news website, Mubaiwa celebrated her release outside court, and said justice had been achieved and that she was proud of her lawyer.

From BBC ● Oct. 27, 2026

This carefully controlled sequence allows the researchers to manipulate magnetism in ways that had not been achieved using conventional laser beams.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 27, 2026

I might have from time to time served as the butt of their laughter, but I had never achieved enough status to earn their hatred.

From "Jacob Have I Loved" by Katherine Paterson

They determined that achieving this would require a better foundation for the living muscle tissue.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 23, 2026

Autism therapy is often intended to help children transition into school and other settings, and experts recommend that hours be reduced for kids who are achieving treatment goals.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 21, 2026

There are five steps in the process to achieving sainthood in the Catholic Church, some of which can take many years, and this campaign is at a very early stage.

From BBC ● Oct. 18, 2026

“Not many people see us as a community capable of achieving something this big,” said Jaelyn.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 18, 2026

The campaign would help him move closer to achieving that goal.

From "Ambushed!" by Gail Jarrow


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