achieve
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And while the sale resulted in a significant profit on the original purchase price, the property did not manage to achieve its very lofty initial asking price of $2.9 million.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 2, 2026
Roughly half of drivers, mostly staff from the Aslef drivers' union, will turn up to work, having labelled the proposals "exactly the sort of deal every trade union should be trying to achieve".
From BBC • Jun. 1, 2026
As in the 1982 war, it is unclear what a deeper incursion into Lebanese territory can achieve, analysts say.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 1, 2026
"As we look ahead to the upcoming flights, we're poised to open the envelope even further -- moving boldly toward the mission test point this aircraft was built to achieve," Bahm said.
From Science Daily • Jun. 1, 2026
“The creator has given us certain inviolable rights: the right to life, the right to be free, and the right to achieve happiness.”
From "Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War" by Steve Sheinkin
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