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aim

[eym] / eɪm /




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Their aim was not only to slow advancing Chinese forces but to channel them into areas where Taiwanese troops have more firepower.

From Barron's Aug. 6, 2026

But officials said they are trying to determine his larger motive and whether his aim was the hurt the president.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 6, 2026

The aim is to figure out their potential to do good or bad, as well has how they perform in benchmarks measuring their skills.

From BBC Aug. 6, 2026

The AI researchers aim to “automate machine learning, science, and engineering to accelerate discoveries and progress,” Dean said in a post on X.

From MarketWatch Aug. 5, 2026

“Do not aim to kill any of the birds,” the Abbot cried.

From "Redwall" by Brian Jacques

The government of libertarian President Javier Milei aims to use the bill to provide a legal framework that attracts investment.

From Barron's Aug. 7, 2026

Dean, who joined Google as its 30th employee in 1999, will be CEO at a new public-benefit corporation called Discovery Loop that aims to accelerate technology by automating complicated, multistep science and engineering tasks.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 6, 2026

A few more of the papers touch on the early prison release scheme, which aims to tackle prison overcrowding.

From BBC Aug. 6, 2026

The same benchmark test, which aims to explore a model’s hacking capabilities, was behind some of several earlier autonomous AI hacking incidents involving Anthropic and OpenAI, according to a person familiar with the matter.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 6, 2026

Its aims were clear: no Jewish homeland without the Torah at its center; therefore, no Jewish homeland until the coming of the Messiah.

From "The Chosen" by Chaim Potok

Judge Bryan Biedscheid said the social media giant is a "public nuisance" akin to air pollution and that it must put the money in a fund aimed at reducing future harms.

From BBC Aug. 7, 2026

Its recent launch of single-stock futures on 50 of the biggest U.S. companies is in part aimed at retail investors who’ve flocked to those other risky offerings.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 6, 2026

Having played the tragically romantic Blanche DuBois from “A Streetcar Named Desire” on stage in the past, she aimed for a different version of Southern.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 6, 2026

US President Donald Trump signed an executive order in 2025 aimed at "unleashing" these seabed resources, stressing the demand in everything from renewable energy to military applications.

From Barron's Aug. 6, 2026

The photographer was now circling the fishbowl with the black eye of the camera aimed at Ralph.

From "Ralph S. Mouse" by Beverly Cleary

Honda is aiming to improve its hybrid EV offerings to shore up its car business’s profitability.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 5, 2026

Every day, specialists are working on models aiming to explain solar activity, allowing them "to put the Sun back into context within its evolutionary timeline, from its birth to its death," he added.

From Barron's Aug. 5, 2026

NASA's Artemis program is aiming for crewed missions to the moon's south polar region in 2028, where permanently shadowed craters may contain valuable deposits of water ice.

From Science Daily Aug. 3, 2026

A pioneering Aberystwyth University research project will track sheepdogs via GPS, aiming is to understand how common the disease is in mid Wales.

From BBC Aug. 2, 2026

When it’s only about fifteen feet off the ground, I see a boy aiming his Roman candle in the same direction.

From "I Can Make This Promise" by Christine Day




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