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achieve

[uh-cheev] / əˈtʃiv /


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That all the nations and regions should get the maximum level of devolved funding from Westminster to achieve growth and deliver better living standards for their people.

From BBC Aug. 27, 2026

Rising yields are making new Prime Minister Andy Burnham’s ambitious plans for reviving home-building and investment harder to achieve.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 27, 2026

Polls show most Americans still want to achieve homeownership, but the majority of people who want to buy a home “are not in a strong financial position to do that,” Salviati said.

From MarketWatch Aug. 26, 2026

We’ll have a discussion with our staff when we do the recording, and to bring out the “Neo-ness” in the song, I think we just achieve this by just layering our voices together.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 25, 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

As the company achieves notable growth — sales more than doubled in the latest quarter — it’s also impressing Wall Street with its profit performance.

From MarketWatch Aug. 12, 2026

His film is likable as heck but never quite achieves liftoff.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 30, 2026

They said the new deal "achieves this without any government funding or cost to taxpayers".

From BBC Jul. 21, 2026

A griddle achieves this effortlessly, because the juices have nowhere else to go.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 26, 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

Every change of president since the return to multiparty politics in 1991 has been achieved through elections.

From Barron's Aug. 27, 2026

“While some progress has been achieved, including the promotion of meaningful observation within the Elections Office, Mr. Curtis has failed significantly in other core responsibilities, undermining the very principles he was appointed to uphold.”

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 26, 2026

Plaid ministers want to phase the rest of the scheme over time - but until that is spelled out the party will continue to face scrutiny over how it's achieved.

From BBC Aug. 26, 2026

CrowdStrike also achieved record free cash flow and new net annual recurring revenue, according to CFO Burt Podbere.

From MarketWatch Aug. 26, 2026

She’d achieved so much at such a young age because she was obsessive about making precise schedules and following them to the last detail.

From "City Spies" by James Ponti

Managing the makeup of the roughly $31 trillion Treasury market has been among the tools it has deployed toward achieving that goal.

From MarketWatch Aug. 20, 2026

In that note, Mr. Batiste also connects Mozart with Monk, citing how the two composers combined “melodic simplicity with staggering complexity” to “challenge convention while achieving universal appeal.”

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 19, 2026

“Honoring commitments that have already been made to the entertainment industry is an essential step in achieving that goal.”

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 19, 2026

Planning appeal rules would also be changed to stop "occupiers from achieving through the appeal system what is denied through the application route".

From BBC Aug. 18, 2026

I was proud of Father for wanting to be a dragon again, and even prouder of the fact that he was now so close to achieving his ambition to fly.

From "Dragonwings" by Laurence Yep




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