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He said the government's aim was to make the country "more resilient" and to "drive growth in every postcode".

From BBC ● Aug. 13, 2026

Her aim was to show people what items were good value as she had been living "paycheck to paycheck", but it sparked strong reactions.

From BBC ● Aug. 13, 2026

He later took aim at bloated government monopolies posing as state companies, furloughing tens of millions and courting foreign investors.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 12, 2026

The success of Chili’s addition to that battle also comes after a multiyear turnaround effort by the chain, which has increasingly taken aim at fast-food operators with promotional deals of its own.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 12, 2026

Happy cherubs take aim at grinning couples, and children laugh and dance.

From "Amari and the Night Brothers" by B.B. Alston

The Los Angeles Department of Recreation and Parks aims to have the watercraft on the lake before fall 2027, and possibly sooner, said General Manager Jimmy Kim.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 13, 2026

The funding round was co-led by Silicon Valley investor Menlo Ventures and the European Commission’s newly created Scaleup Europe Fund—a vehicle overseen by Swedish asset manager EQT that aims to support the region’s startups.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 12, 2026

This aims to use light-touch regulation to encourage businesses to invest more in AI.

From BBC ● Aug. 12, 2026

A pilot program aims to ease pressure on freshmen and help them adjust to demands of college.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 12, 2026

The politicians who supplied funds for the war from exile had publicly repudiated the drastic aims of Colonel Aureliano Buendía, but even that withdrawal of authorization did not seem to bother him.

From "One Hundred Years of Solitude" by Gabriel Garcia Marquez

Intallura said the company has since signed another deal with IBM aimed at investigating the practical and financial feasibility of scaling that use case into production.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026

But this week he told the BBC's Wake up to Money the announcements, aimed at tackling the cost of living, are not enough on their own, hinting at further support.

From BBC ● Aug. 12, 2026

President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Wednesday he hoped more countries would join a defence agreement signed last week between Turkey, Saudi Arabia and Pakistan aimed at stabilising a region wracked by conflict.

From Barron's ● Aug. 12, 2026

Pizarro declined analysts’ requests to say where the company would cut back, but said the utility would continue spending aimed at keeping its grid safe and reliable.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 12, 2026

One night Charles aimed a lamp directly at Estelle’s spirit.

From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock

Charter Chief Executive Chris Winfrey has told investors that his firm was aiming to close the merger this month.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 14, 2026

That includes the self-insured employers that Cuban is aiming to influence.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 13, 2026

AI-battered hedge fund Situational Awareness made a big bet this week in Source Foundry, a private company aiming to reinvent the way chips are manufactured.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 11, 2026

The move comes after days of pressure to exclude Harper's killers from the scheme, which is aiming to free about 5,000 offenders in England and Wales to make space in overcrowded jails.

From BBC ● Aug. 11, 2026

She was aiming that volleyball at one of Vern’s students and she was either congratulating him on his brilliance, or coaxing him to push one of his ideas to the next level.

From "The Line Tender" by Kate Allen