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achievement

[uh-cheev-muhnt] / əˈtʃiv mənt /


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My $1,330.13 suddenly seemed less like an achievement and more like a tutorial level.

From Salon Sep. 6, 2026

"A lot of people are going to get replaced, not just actors: crew members, visual effects supervisors," the 65-year-old, who picked up a lifetime achievement award in Venice on Wednesday, told the audience.

From Barron's Sep. 4, 2026

Elsewhere on the front page, Amal and George Clooney are captured arriving by boat for Venice's 83rd film festival "where the actor will receive a lifetime achievement award".

From BBC Sep. 2, 2026

The agreement also includes an option for Medtronic to acquire Pi-Cardia upon achievement of predefined milestones for an estimated upfront acquisition price of up to $210 million, the companies said.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 1, 2026

As we headed back to the shore that day, I felt no sense of achievement.

From "Flying Through Water" by Mamle Wolo

“All achievements — straight A’s at the time — anything that could be rewarded was pooled to funds,” he said, reclining on a patio chair in the shade at Chargers headquarters.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 7, 2026

Heritage minister Baroness Twycross said Bate's achievements "helped break through the glass ceiling and paved the way for women in palaeontology".

From BBC Sep. 7, 2026

In 2010, Berry was awarded the National Humanities Medal by then-President Obama for his achievements as a poet, novelist, farmer and conservationist.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 4, 2026

Milestones, and perhaps especially those punctuated with 13-digit achievements, can serve as a good time to reflect, says Booth, the chairman of Dimensional Fund Advisors.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 2, 2026

I thought about this more often now that I was an adult, especially when people applauded me for my achievements, as if there weren’t a strange and cruel randomness to it all.

From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama




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