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accomplish

[uh-kom-plish] / əˈkɒm plɪʃ /


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To accomplish this, they used the gene to produce a protein that suppresses neural activity.

From Science Daily Jul. 23, 2026

AI agents are able to operate alone to accomplish tasks after human instruction.

From BBC Jul. 23, 2026

The agreements with Indonesia, Cambodia and Malaysia show what this approach can accomplish.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 21, 2026

"We believe we will more than accomplish the evidentiary burden of probable cause at this point to hold David to answer on these three felony charges," Hochman told the press.

From Barron's Jul. 21, 2026

Captain Shingo takes note of the Philippines’ supply of oil, which is something the Japanese military needs if it’s going to accomplish its vision.

From "At Last She Stood" by Erin Entrada Kelly

By itself, DNA, which lies in every living cell, accomplishes nothing.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 16, 2026

This isn’t meant to reduce Bertei’s work or what she accomplishes; it’s meant to point out that this is how it should actually happen all of the time, but rarely does.

From Salon Apr. 14, 2026

Part of the issue is that much of the good that a president accomplishes occurs during the first year of a term—and is immediately priced in.

From Barron's Jan. 2, 2026

Yet, the human brain accomplishes this remarkable learning while consuming only about 20 watts of power, compared to the megawatts required by today's supercomputers.

From Science Daily Nov. 5, 2025

The analogy is more poetic than precise, for the cell accomplishes its “burning” with only the moderate heat of the body’s normal temperature.

From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson

Film snobbery notwithstanding, however, much of that will be accomplished via non-Imax 70mm screenings, which come in a near-Homeric list of types.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 24, 2026

The 43-year-old Drapaty replaces Oleksandr Syrsky, 60, an accomplished military strategist but who was long criticised for Soviet-style practices and not caring about human losses.

From Barron's Jul. 22, 2026

He points to accomplished musicians as an example.

From Science Daily Jul. 14, 2026

Bedford Girls' School head Gemma Gibson said Year 10 pupil Natalie was "bright and accomplished", remembered her as a dancer, musician and sportswoman.

From BBC Jul. 10, 2026

In a meeting with Le Duc Tho, Kissinger quipped that he had accomplished the impossible: he had unified Vietnam.

From "Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War" by Steve Sheinkin

“What is keeping Tesla back from accomplishing these short-term goals that they’ve set for themselves?”

From MarketWatch Jul. 20, 2026

The recent flurry of activity pales in comparison to what unions were accomplishing in their 1950s heyday and the decades following.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 10, 2026

But it was unclear how far along the U.S. military is in accomplishing its mission.

From Los Angeles Times Mar. 3, 2026

She wanted people to see what she was accomplishing and to "let me hold a mirror so you can see yourself and what you can accomplish if you believe".

From BBC Jan. 27, 2026

Finally Kat tries, and even he reappears without accomplishing anything.

From "All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel" by Erich Maria Remarque




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