achieve
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"We have our main core, the same manager, same methods and same desire to achieve more. A lot of people thought we reached a ceiling a couple of seasons ago and we proved them wrong."
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
“The creator has given us certain inviolable rights: the right to life, the right to be free, and the right to achieve happiness.”
From "Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War" by Steve Sheinkin
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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
A griddle achieves this effortlessly, because the juices have nowhere else to go.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 26, 2026
The new material achieves a photo upconversion efficiency of 1.9%, according to a study published June 23 in Nature Communications.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 26, 2026
Rather than use logos—detailed arguments and eye-glazing statistics about the ways in which the charity achieves the greatest good, distributes its funds, and so on—the ad shoots straight for the heart.
From "Words Like Loaded Pistols" by Sam Leith
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Johnson-Thompson achieved the sixth global podium of her career at last year's World Championships - and her third in as many years since recovering from a devastating Achilles rupture.
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
If achieved, that would mark major growth for the company and match SpaceX CEO Elon Musk’s own end-of-year revenue target.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 13, 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
To the extent that major changes are achieved without a complete shift, the system will rebound.
From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander
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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
"We hope that by having a grand jury return an indictment in this case it will bring us one step closer to a trial and achieving justice," Los Angeles County District Attorney Nathan Hochman said.
From BBC ● Aug. 12, 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
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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