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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] / əˈtʃiv /


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In a very real sense, the movement was about leveling the playing field, which is so dramatically tilted against victims that it makes justice nearly impossible to achieve.

From Salon ● Oct. 2, 2026

“If you can make the data accessible, and you can work with people in a way that teaches them to use the data, then you can achieve large reductions in emissions,” Duren said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026

"There's more than one way to achieve that, and I think members are realising that."

From Barron's ● Oct. 1, 2026

"It's alright saying you can do this, but sometimes you need the proof. This will achieve that proof and that evidence," she said.

From BBC ● Sep. 30, 2026

I lean against my husband, he is already leaning on me, together we achieve a kind of comfort.

From "Nectar in a Sieve" by Kamala Markandaya

If it achieves that, the spacecraft will then attempt to deploy satellites designed to expand the company's already massive satellite internet constellation.

From Barron's ● Sep. 28, 2026

There’s a difference between a film that becomes a cult classic because it’s genuinely underrated, and one that achieves that status through the unholy, rose-colored lens of social media obsession.

From Salon ● Sep. 14, 2026

Neil: Hopefully he helps the team progress and achieves Euro 2028 qualification.

From BBC ● Aug. 17, 2026

FKT is short for the “fastest known time” that a person or small group achieves on a particular course, usually somewhere it would be difficult or impossible to host an actual race.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 3, 2026

Dee’s main objective for the day seems to be making Juan laugh, which she achieves in less than two hours.

From "Ask the Passengers" by A.S. King

"To our young people, Ray was proof of what could be achieved," the club posted on Facebook.

From BBC ● Oct. 2, 2026

It achieved an average detection accuracy of 97.79%, along with a sensitivity of 99.86% and a specificity of 95.72%.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 1, 2026

“The availability of what appears to be ‘expert’ information…gives students an illusion of mastery before it has been achieved, which may eventually lead to problems in the workplace.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026

Kateryna Lagno, who has represented both Russia and Ukraine, previously held the age record for the WGM title, having achieved it aged 12.

From BBC ● Sep. 28, 2026

More than anything, I don’t want to mess up the balance I achieved at the Ranch.

From "The Wrong Way Home" by Kate O’Shaughnessy

The auditor would examine whether the program is achieving its goals, how to cut the program’s costs by at least 10% annually and other areas.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026

In a paper published in October 2025 called "Artificial Writing and Automated Detection", researchers at the University of Chicago found Pangram "achieving near-zero error rates" on medium-to-long extracts.

From Barron's ● Sep. 25, 2026

Canadian provinces had looked poised to put American alcoholic products back on their store shelves last month as Trump and Canadian officials appeared close to achieving a new trade deal.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 25, 2026

A leitmotif of the book is the author’s slow discovery that the internet connection she needs to pull off the single-handed race impedes her ability to enjoy fully what she’s seeing and achieving.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 2026

After all I’d done to lever myself out of corporate law and into more meaningful community-minded work, I knew I’d be happiest if I could engage actively and work toward achieving measurable results.

From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama




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