achieve
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"Our results give me some optimism that we can achieve wildlife-coexistence through more nuanced policies that more smartly consider where and when we need to give animals space," Oliver said.
From Science Daily β Aug. 28, 2026
In a letter read to the court after the verdict was announced, Gia told the jurors she deeply appreciated the justice they helped her family achieve.
From Los Angeles Times β Aug. 27, 2026
"If something positive can come from this unbearable loss that we're suffering, that's all we look to achieve."
From BBC β Aug. 26, 2026
Polls show most Americans still want to achieve homeownership, but the majority of people who want to buy a home “are not in a strong financial position to do that,” Salviati said.
From MarketWatch β Aug. 26, 2026
What Ptolemy had managed to achieve was a system that accurately predicted movements in the heavens.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
That’s a six pound average for a fish that rarely achieves that sort of size.
From The Wall Street Journal β Aug. 29, 2026
As the company achieves notable growth — sales more than doubled in the latest quarter — it’s also impressing Wall Street with its profit performance.
From MarketWatch β Aug. 12, 2026
His film is likable as heck but never quite achieves liftoff.
From Los Angeles Times β Jul. 30, 2026
They said the new deal "achieves this without any government funding or cost to taxpayers".
From BBC β Jul. 21, 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
PayPal’s stock had gained 37% in the three months through Thursday’s close, but it’s down 82% from its peak level achieved in July 2021.
From MarketWatch β Aug. 28, 2026
Every change of president since the return to multiparty politics in 1991 has been achieved through elections.
From Barron's β Aug. 27, 2026
The sessions allow a free-flowing conversation about how the patient feels, what help they would like and how that may be achieved.
From BBC β Aug. 26, 2026
As the Journal explains, total addressable market, or TAM, is used to estimate the amount of annual revenue a company could theoretically capture if it achieved 100% market share.
From The Wall Street Journal β Aug. 26, 2026
With Duke Valentino as his instrument and the French invasion as his opportunity, he achieved all those things that I discussed earlier in describing the actions of the Duke.
From "The Prince" by NiccolΓ² Machiavelli
Germany has a legally binding goal of achieving greenhouse gas neutrality by 2045.
From Barron's β Aug. 28, 2026
Worse, there was a disconnect at Warsh’s last press conference between his strident rhetoric on achieving price stability and the lack of explanation for why he wasn’t already raising rates.
From The Wall Street Journal β Aug. 27, 2026
These officials said that price pressures remained broad-based and judged that the Fed should adopt a more restrictive policy stance to meet its commitment to achieving its 2% inflation target.
From MarketWatch β Aug. 19, 2026
Judge Huw Rees said it was "inexplicable" why someone would want to drive at such "extreme" speeds, let alone why a car would be capable of achieving those speeds.
From BBC β Aug. 19, 2026
I was proud of Father for wanting to be a dragon again, and even prouder of the fact that he was now so close to achieving his ambition to fly.
From "Dragonwings" by Laurence Yep
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