achieve
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"I knew I may not achieve the fame my father has, but I did not think there would come a time when performing would not remain an option," he says.
From BBC β Oct. 2, 2026
In a very real sense, the movement was about leveling the playing field, which is so dramatically tilted against victims that it makes justice nearly impossible to achieve.
From Salon β Oct. 2, 2026
“If you can make the data accessible, and you can work with people in a way that teaches them to use the data, then you can achieve large reductions in emissions,” Duren said.
From Los Angeles Times β Oct. 1, 2026
"There's more than one way to achieve that, and I think members are realising that."
From Barron's β Oct. 1, 2026
Each may achieve his goals with these different means.
From "The Prince" by NiccolΓ² Machiavelli
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If it achieves that, the spacecraft will then attempt to deploy satellites designed to expand the company's already massive satellite internet constellation.
From Barron's β Sep. 28, 2026
The central bank’s mandate is to set the target for the overnight rate at a level that achieves and maintains 2% inflation.
From The Wall Street Journal β Sep. 16, 2026
There’s a difference between a film that becomes a cult classic because it’s genuinely underrated, and one that achieves that status through the unholy, rose-colored lens of social media obsession.
From Salon β Sep. 14, 2026
Neil: Hopefully he helps the team progress and achieves Euro 2028 qualification.
From BBC β Aug. 17, 2026
A wish that continually approaches but never achieves fulfillment.
From "Everything, Everything" by Nicola Yoon
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Regeneron Chief Executive Leonard S. Schleifer said the renewed alliance would allow the companies to expand the kind of work that their collaboration on Dupixent—a blockbuster medicine approved for several conditions—has achieved.
From The Wall Street Journal β Oct. 1, 2026
The researchers achieved this by carefully controlling the pH gradient so the chemical changes were large enough to reshape the cornea without causing excessive damage.
From Science Daily β Sep. 29, 2026
Kateryna Lagno, who has represented both Russia and Ukraine, previously held the age record for the WGM title, having achieved it aged 12.
From BBC β Sep. 28, 2026
Oddly, only one playoff qualifier is among the 14 mid-range payrolls of roughly $100 million to $200 million — the Milwaukee Brewers, who achieved baseball’s best record at 103-59 while paying its roster $143.5 million.
From Los Angeles Times β Sep. 28, 2026
Still, I wondered whether skin grafts could have achieved what Mother had with her comfrey and lobelia salve.
From "Educated" by Tara Westover
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The auditor would examine whether the program is achieving its goals, how to cut the program’s costs by at least 10% annually and other areas.
From Los Angeles Times β Oct. 1, 2026
"It reminded me that we're capable of doing unbelievable things when how badly we want something matches and surpasses the difficulty of achieving it," he said.
From BBC β Sep. 28, 2026
From an engineering point of view, "just achieving flight and getting data" would be considered a success, Curlee said.
From Barron's β Sep. 28, 2026
Canadian provinces had looked poised to put American alcoholic products back on their store shelves last month as Trump and Canadian officials appeared close to achieving a new trade deal.
From MarketWatch β Sep. 25, 2026
It is a pure white, horned horse when fully grown, though the foals are initially golden and turn silver before achieving maturity.
From "Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them" by J.K. Rowling
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