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achieve

[uh-cheev] / əˈtʃiv /


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In practice, however, existing assembly methods have made that level of flexibility difficult to achieve.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 4, 2026

“Hopefully he uses an overwhelming victory to achieve what he wants to get done in 100 days,” said Steven Maviglio, who served as a spokesman for former Gov. Gray Davis.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 4, 2026

Few officials in Kyiv or Europe expect the talks to achieve a breakthrough, however.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 3, 2026

"We pledge to work tirelessly to achieve and regain the public's trust in high-speed rail," Transport Minister Oscar Puente told a press conference as he presented measures to improve safety.

From Barron's ● Nov. 3, 2026

This could have been the forerunner of the kind of chronometer that would have been accurate and dependable enough to determine longitude at sea, and Hooke claimed to have worked out how to achieve this.

From "The Scientists" by John Gribbin

"We consider that this achieves the appropriate balance and clear messaging required regarding the behaviour expected of MPs," the report said.

From BBC ● Oct. 29, 2026

It also has a ranked-choice voting system, meaning that if none of the four candidates on the ballot achieves a majority—likely—the state won’t tabulate final results until Nov. 18.

From Slate ● Oct. 24, 2026

Crucially, the microscope achieves this resolution without sacrificing imaging speed or requiring intense laser illumination.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 17, 2026

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

The more tests given—and the more students enrolled in rigorous courses—the higher the ranking a school achieves.

From "Drama High" by Michael Sokolove

Gene therapies have already achieved important successes against conditions such as spinal muscular atrophy and sickle cell disease.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 4, 2026

“Notably, we achieved these results while stepping up investment behind our brands and capabilities to position our future two companies for success,” he added.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 3, 2026

Emery has already achieved his goals, which has led to natural speculation about the next step - with Villa or elsewhere.

From BBC ● Nov. 3, 2026

But it’s a pursuit I think you’ve achieved.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 2, 2026

Cayley was convinced that he had made an important breakthrough; but it would be more than a century before the significance of what he had achieved would become apparent.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton

The UK government's ambition of achieving net zero carbon emissions by 2050 could be undermined by its new deal on AI data centres, according to BBC research.

From BBC ● Nov. 3, 2026

In 2017 — after reinventing himself as a hotelier, achieving sustained success and expressing remorse — he was pardoned in 2017 by President Obama.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 3, 2026

Positioning among equity investors in tech stocks is consistent with much slower earnings growth than the sector is achieving.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 2, 2026

Lee said the government will invest 4.7 trillion won to support "frontier AI development projects, with the aim of achieving world-leading performance for our own AI model, a national strategic asset".

From Barron's ● Nov. 2, 2026

For they gave me no sign for a month yet that I was any nearer achieving that purpose than I had been at Fish Island.

From "The Left Hand of Darkness" by Ursula K. Le Guin


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