aim for

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“Ten men in front of goal, aim for a nil-nil draw. That’s going to make the first round low quality. Fans are going to be astounded by how poor the soccer is.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 2, 2026

Long-short managers generally aim for “alpha,” meaning they want to outperform the benchmark in addition to harvesting losses.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 16, 2026

“Madame X” was seen as Sargent’s calculated attempt to drum up attention, and Gautreau’s aim for the kind of legitimacy that sitting for one of Paris’ great artists could afford.

From Salon • May 6, 2026

“And obviously, the next thing beyond that is to aim for unsupervised self-driving or robotaxi in Europe,” Musk said, according to a transcript.

From MarketWatch • May 4, 2026

“Well, we’ll aim for a house or a shop or something where we can get—whatever she needs,” he said.

From "The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage" by Philip Pullman