aim
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Diamondback had already boosted its production guidance, saying in May that it would aim to produce more than 520,000 barrels of oil a day this year as a response to the oil volatility.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 3, 2026
It’s the start of a season the Rams aim to end with a Super Bowl victory at SoFi Stadium.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 2, 2026
Soon the officer will take Lucas on a visit to the local university where he will be shown the cyber security course with the aim of inspiring him to apply.
From BBC ● Jul. 31, 2026
In terms of allocating over time, an equitable plan would probably aim to keep the burden associated with the missing trust fund steady across generations.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 30, 2026
Besides, I wished to touch no deep-thrilling chord—to open no fresh well of emotion in his heart: my sole present aim was to cheer him.
From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë
It aims to incentivise research and investment into the treatment of rare types of cancer, but Goodburn says it does not go far enough.
From BBC ● Aug. 4, 2026
The investment is part of the company’s broader American Dream Initiative that aims to support small businesses, broaden access to healthcare and other economic priorities.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 3, 2026
She now aims to improve everyday life for her siblings and find a way for her sister, who is nearly 13, to get a medical evacuation from Gaza.
From BBC ● Aug. 3, 2026
The record aims to challenge preconceived notions about what R&B and pop are supposed to sound like.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 2, 2026
He also wrote down a list of subsidiary aims.
From "Typical American" by Gish Jen
He said the talks are aimed at opening the strait and moving toward a “more normalized position.”
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 4, 2026
That sentence perfectly encapsulated Freedom to Marry’s “road map to victory” strategy, which had aimed at changing hearts and minds in order to deliver the change in law and politics needed.
From Slate ● Aug. 3, 2026
Treatments aimed at this pathway could potentially slow or prevent the progression of ALS, Huntington's disease, and other brain disorders associated with aging.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 3, 2026
The yen has been sliding despite previous interventions and comments by Katayama that Japan was ready to act, remarks aimed at deterring investors from betting on the currency sliding further.
From Barron's ● Aug. 3, 2026
The photographer was now circling the fishbowl with the black eye of the camera aimed at Ralph.
From "Ralph S. Mouse" by Beverly Cleary
Rodriguez previously pledged to provide 4,000 homes to quake victims by the end of the year, with the government aiming for that number to exceed 10,000 in 2027.
From Barron's ● Aug. 3, 2026
NASA's Artemis program is aiming for crewed missions to the moon's south polar region in 2028, where permanently shadowed craters may contain valuable deposits of water ice.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 3, 2026
The 25-year-old, aiming to become only the fifth woman in history to claim three majors in a calendar year, is one shot clear of Japan's Shiho Kuwaki.
From BBC ● Jul. 31, 2026
It added that more people treated with ziltivekimab had serious infections, but that was consistent with aiming for IL-6 inhibition.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 31, 2026
Then Helvar was standing next to Nina, aiming into the maze of crates beyond.
From "Six of Crows" by Leigh Bardugo
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