achieve
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Territorial acquisition was no longer necessary to achieve the objectives that earlier generations had pursued through expansion.
From Salon ● Oct. 13, 2026
Accounting for these effects produces a more realistic picture of the conditions future reactors must achieve.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 10, 2026
"I thought we were very close to an agreement, but unfortunately that was tantalisingly difficult to achieve."
From BBC ● Oct. 10, 2026
Hoisting that golden trophy for his acting is one of the only Hollywood milestones that Cruise has yet to achieve.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 10, 2026
The urge to penetrate unknown realms, to achieve something original, may be felt by every one of us now and than.
From "History of Art, Volume 1" by H.W. Janson
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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
But the murkiness doesn’t last long in a production that achieves an admirable balance between objectivity and emotion, abstraction and representation.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 18, 2026
The rub here is that 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
That’s unusual even by AI-era standards, with analysts noting that a business built around physical hardware rarely achieves margins that high.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 25, 2026
He ultimately achieves a personal and moral victory by finding the bad guy and throwing him in jail.
From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander
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Microsoft achieved that market capitalization mark for the first time in nearly a year.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 13, 2026
On Tuesday, First Minister Rhun ap Iorwerth said: "This agreement reflects what can be achieved when parties across the Senedd work together."
From BBC ● Oct. 13, 2026
Take a bow at everything you have achieved.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 12, 2026
“The record-setting price achieved for the related Michael Jordan jersey is yet another corroborative result as to the significance of Jordan within the industry and popular culture.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 12, 2026
The Smokies achieved their natural splendor without the guidance of a national park service and don’t actually need it now.
From "A Walk in the Woods" by Bill Bryson
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Appointed commissioner by then-Mayor Eric Adams in November 2024, Ms. Tisch has been achieving outstanding results ever since.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 12, 2026
And, really, that’s all achieving anything in this life is: manifestation.
From Salon ● Oct. 12, 2026
I have had thousands of conversations over the years with young families who have dreams of living debt-free and achieving major financial goals, like owning a home or sending their children to college.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 7, 2026
"It reminded me that we're capable of doing unbelievable things when how badly we want something matches and surpasses the difficulty of achieving it," he said.
From BBC ● Sep. 28, 2026
If this occurred the Gethenians might have an excellent chance of achieving the condition of war.
From "The Left Hand of Darkness" by Ursula K. Le Guin
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