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achieve

[uh-cheev] / əˈtʃiv /


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It was at this meeting that Peake told Efan the practical steps on how to achieve his dream of becoming an astronaut.

From BBC Aug. 12, 2026

"We are in this process to achieve a democratic and free Venezuela," the politician wrote on X on Tuesday.

From Barron's Aug. 12, 2026

SpaceX on Wednesday unveiled its latest artificial-intelligence model, which could help it achieve CEO Elon Musk’s revenue goals.

From MarketWatch Aug. 12, 2026

Hannover Re HNR1 -0.40%decrease; red down pointing triangle reported a lower net profit for the second quarter, hit by currency headwinds, but said it is on track to achieve its full-year guidance.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 12, 2026

They did not know what the future would hold; but they did have a clear sense of what they were trying to achieve.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton

His film is likable as heck but never quite achieves liftoff.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 30, 2026

They said the new deal "achieves this without any government funding or cost to taxpayers".

From BBC Jul. 21, 2026

“What’s important is that it doesn’t replace the physical play. You want the technology to animate the player and to be shareable. If the Smart Play technology achieves that, it’ll be very sustainable.”

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 18, 2026

In a study published in Neuron, Kerstjens, Zador, and collaborators from Harvard University and ETH Zürich propose a new theory describing how the developing brain achieves this remarkable level of organization.

From Science Daily Jun. 25, 2026

He ultimately achieves a personal and moral victory by finding the bad guy and throwing him in jail.

From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander

"We have the utmost respect and admiration for FSG as owners and for everything they have achieved at Anfield," he said.

From BBC Aug. 14, 2026

Zambia has a long record of transferring power through the ballot box, with every change of president since the return to multiparty politics in 1991 achieved through elections.

From Barron's Aug. 14, 2026

Grok 4.6 achieved a score in line with OpenAI’s GPT-5.6 Sol model, but not quite as good as Anthropic’s Claude Opus 5 and Fable 5 models, according to Artificial Analysis.

From MarketWatch Aug. 12, 2026

The German energy company has achieved around 68% of the mid-point of guidance, which is 2.8 billion euros, they note.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 12, 2026

In 1913, though women had not yet achieved the right to vote in federal elections, Illinois extended local suffrage to women.

From "A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919" by Claire Hartfield

Macquarie doesn’t see ASX achieving its A$150 million additional capital target at the end of FY27.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 14, 2026

Chatterjee believes the company is capable of achieving the Rule of 50 — meaning that its annual revenue growth and profit margin would add up to 50% or more — by fiscal 2030.

From MarketWatch Aug. 13, 2026

The trouble here is the closer he comes to achieving it, the less Mitchell himself seems to exist.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 12, 2026

While demonstrations are largely over after achieving key demands, AFP looks at what the protests revealed -- and what could come next.

From Barron's Aug. 8, 2026

Our involvement will be so great that we cannot—without national humiliation—stop short of achieving our complete objectives.

From "Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War" by Steve Sheinkin




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