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aim

[aym] / eɪm /




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A commerce ministry spokesperson said Friday in a statement that the proposed measures aim to ensure that AI technology is safe and controllable.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026

"The aim here is to stop the ships going through and to deter others," he added.

From BBC ● Oct. 16, 2026

The aim is to build up a population in Ghana that could be released into the wild.

From BBC ● Oct. 15, 2026

The aim was to halve the time it takes to complete a rail-infrastructure project and slash the cost of project delivery.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 15, 2026

When you aim for the stars, sometimes you run into angry asteroids named Ainsley.

From "Shine!" by J.J. and Chris Grabenstein

It’s still unclear when Tesla aims to begin delivering the car to customers, or even how much it will cost.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 16, 2026

"And so the process clearly does seem to be out of kilter with what the original stated aims were back in 2015."

From BBC ● Oct. 16, 2026

Its work aims to improve understanding of common diseases and translate laboratory discoveries into new approaches to treatment, benefiting patients in Singapore and internationally.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 16, 2026

In his memoir, “The Summing Up,” Maugham aims to “sort out my thoughts” on various subjects.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 15, 2026

“You’re only first by a hair,” says Uriah as he aims.

From "Divergent" by Veronica Roth

That deal was officially "aimed at assisting the authorities in securing mining sites, improving tax collection mechanisms and curbing cross-border smuggling of minerals", the group's report added.

From Barron's ● Oct. 16, 2026

Special Order 40 was aimed at reassuring the city’s immigrants that they could safely report a crime or serve as a witness without fear of deportation.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 16, 2026

Aldaron’s investments are aimed at increasing head count and improving operations at portfolio companies by accelerating the adoption of artificial intelligence.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 15, 2026

The Dreaming, based in Rhydoldog House near Rhayader, Powys, offered retreats aimed at helping people reconnect with nature and spirituality.

From BBC ● Oct. 15, 2026

I was going to finish with a squinty-eyed skewer, aimed directly at Daddy.

From "Ida B" by Katherine Hannigan

The robotics field is pursuing the same playbook that powered the rise of large language models, aiming to teach AI models about the physical world by feeding them as much data as possible.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 16, 2026

Nintendo is clearly aiming first at fans who grew up with the game, which sold millions of copies worldwide.

From Barron's ● Oct. 15, 2026

Anthropic is aiming to make its public-market debut next month, though the timing could always change.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 15, 2026

Last month, it launched a five-year plan aiming to attract £3.5bn in private investment to accelerate Rwanda's economic transformation and expansion.

From BBC ● Oct. 13, 2026

He bows deeply, three times, aiming at different segments of the audience.

From "Water for Elephants" by Sara Gruen


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