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achievement

[uh-cheev-muhnt] / əˈtʃiv mənt /


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If the Dodgers want to mark their achievement and honor the game of baseball in the nation’s capital, fine.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 24, 2026

Economists estimate each standard deviation of achievement is worth $110,000 to $230,000 in lifetime earnings, so $10 billion buys roughly three years of that gain for two million children, about a $200 billion increase.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 24, 2026

As part of the occasion to honour their achievement, they both stepped on to weighing scales to establish the quantity of tomatoes they would each be given.

From BBC Jul. 23, 2026

Putting him on the almighty dollar would be the crowning achievement of these efforts.

From Salon Jul. 22, 2026

Both Stanton and Anthony were delighted with the achievement, but eager for the legislature to move forward on the question of giving women the right to vote.

From "Votes for Women!" by Winifred Conkling

Chinese state media hailed Deng and Wang for their historic achievements.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 24, 2026

The town's sports pavilion is named after Navas and Ruiz and Gavi will now have football fields renamed after them as a tribute to their achievements.

From BBC Jul. 23, 2026

And he is admirably fair-minded in assessing both Willing’s achievements and the grievances of his critics.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 17, 2026

The train will run on the route to Birmingham, which will be the host next year for the games, which celebrate the achievements of injured service men and women.

From BBC Jul. 9, 2026

In 1936 Hubble produced a popular book called The Realm of the Nebulae, which explained in flattering style his own considerable achievements.

From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson




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