aim
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Instead of focusing only on removing amyloid plaques, future treatments might aim to preserve beneficial early microglial activity or influence the transition between different microglial states.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 26, 2026
"Our priority, our thinking, our aim is for your lives, to save your lives and protect inhabited areas," Sanchez told reporters in the village of Cenicientos in the fire zone.
From Barron's ● Jul. 25, 2026
Other sociologists say the impulse toward activism is compromising not only the aim and use of sociological research, but the quality of the research itself.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 25, 2026
Yet the Commonwealth Games marks a major step forward in Amankwaah's fledgling career, and, as such, the aim is simple: "Just take in the whole experience," Amankwaah said.
From BBC ● Jul. 24, 2026
Somebody had gone through a lot of trouble to throw off my aim a little bit.
From "The Million Dollar Shot" by Dan Gutman
The flight aims were similar to those of a mostly successful voyage carried out in May, which debuted the latest edition of the powerful Starship, its third-generation model.
From Barron's ● Jul. 25, 2026
In “Force of Nature,” Owen Jones aims to remind us that evolution remains a dynamic, creative force from which we still have much to learn.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 2026
Sahlberg's work aims to create the scientific foundation needed to extract these resources domestically while also developing new functional magnets.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 24, 2026
It follows the creation of a new cross-party group of MPs and peers in Westminster, which aims to protect the rare habitats.
From BBC ● Jul. 24, 2026
With her wings snapping to gain speed, the great bird aims for Alice, who ducks her head just in time.
From "On the Far Side of the Mountain" by Jean Craighead George
It is aimed to help those facing challenges in their day-to-day lives, including low confidence, poor mental health, social isolation, limited work experience and a disrupted education.
From BBC ● Jul. 27, 2026
The changes are largely aimed at sustaining a tariff agenda that has run into legal trouble.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 25, 2026
This Saturday, though, their focus was aimed at ICE.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 25, 2026
This referred to the preliminary deal aimed at ending the war which has collapsed as the foes fight to break a deadlock over the Strait of Hormuz.
From Barron's ● Jul. 24, 2026
In addition to the collectivization of farms, the Five-Year Plans also aimed to industrialize the USSR.
From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein
The firm had been aiming to close the deal by September but agreed to table its takeover — perhaps until next spring — to allow a fiercer than expected challenge from California Atty.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 25, 2026
SLB is aiming to become an industrial-technology partner to the data-center industry, it said.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 24, 2026
With the additional funds, Dangote said the company is aiming to reduce "Africa's reliance on imported refined products" and strengthen the "continent's energy security."
From Barron's ● Jul. 23, 2026
The company, which dispatched 351 planes between January and the end of June, is aiming for roughly 870 commercial aircraft deliveries this year.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 22, 2026
The chains I was aiming at burst apart like a toy balloon—could hardly believe my luck.
From "Code Name Verity" by Elizabeth Wein
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