aim
Example Sentences
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Even if Wales had qualified, the fact he had not played any football for seven months made that an unrealistic aim.
From BBC • Apr. 7, 2026
Ongoing projects aim to explore how this pathway might be used to treat other conditions and to better understand how the receptor functions throughout the body.
From Science Daily • Apr. 6, 2026
The aim is that this shared virtual view will make complex medical information easier for patients to understand and support them to feel more confident and informed when making decisions about their treatment.
From BBC • Apr. 4, 2026
Several companies—including PayPal, Salsify, and retail AI upstart Verneek—are touting tools that aim to make a company’s product lists more accurate and AI-ready.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 4, 2026
When planting the magic bean, they’d tried to aim for the very edge of the island’s overhang, considering they would have to jump from the beanstalk to the castle.
From "Half Upon a Time" by James Riley
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.