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Who were the first climbers confirmed to have achieved the goal of reaching the summit of Mt. Everest?

achieve

[uh-cheev] / əˈtʃiv /


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Those efforts will press ahead now that the Clarity Act has stalled, and together could achieve much of what the legislation sought to, analysts said.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 18, 2026

The 24-year-old said that despite wanting to achieve "so much more", her victory at Doncaster on Saturday means she will always be able to look back and think her career was "worth it".

From BBC Sep. 17, 2026

Without clinical supervision, many patients will misuse and then discontinue the bogus products and achieve no lasting benefit.

From MarketWatch Sep. 17, 2026

He said the company hoped to achieve first oil in roughly 18 months, though he acknowledged it is difficult to predict given how early it is in the exploration process.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 16, 2026

In the twentieth century, what Madison aimed to achieve would have required a decision by the Supreme Court.

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis

To compound matters, the masculine ego trap also tells a man that he’s not worthy of what he wants until he achieves some nebulous milestone that, again, sets him apart from other men.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 18, 2026

The rub here is that there’s a difference between a film that becomes a cult classic because it’s genuinely underrated, and one that achieves that status through the unholy, rose-colored lens of social media obsession.

From Salon Sep. 14, 2026

The test of the Warsh Fed, as with all chairmen, is whether the central bank achieves and maintains price stability.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 12, 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 Aug. 12, 2026

Found only in Ireland, it achieves a height of up to six inches and is green in colour.

From "Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them" by J.K. Rowling

It was different for Hull, who achieved a promotion under Sergej Jakirovic that no-one outside that club believed was possible.

From BBC Sep. 17, 2026

"In India, with your assistance, chip design, manufacturing, equipment manufacturing, material ecosystem, testing capability -- we worked at all of it, at the same time, and have achieved success in it."

From Barron's Sep. 17, 2026

No one besides Khama, Mr. Diamond argues, could have achieved that success, because no one else was the chief of the largest tribe.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 16, 2026

“She has achieved these results by focusing on interim housing, not ‘Housing First,’ and has also challenged certain ‘Harm Reduction’ strategies that are ineffective,” Michaelson wrote.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 15, 2026

“No propaganda work undertaken by the State Association and Party has ever achieved such publicity,” bragged the New York State Woman Suffrage Association’s official journal.

From "1919 The Year That Changed America" by Martin W. Sandler

The so-called doomers’ assertion that AI might decide to wipe out all of humanity—or even “just” topple human civilization—is contingent on it achieving a pace of development not yet seen.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 16, 2026

"There's a lot of families here today that have been thanking me for achieving this memorial so I'm incredibly grateful."

From BBC Sep. 13, 2026

In his post, Amodei urged “building AI at a balanced rate that aims to ensure its safety while still achieving its benefits and grappling with important geopolitical dilemmas.”

From MarketWatch Sep. 12, 2026

Until now, achieving such intense confinement at this scale had been considered extremely difficult.

From Science Daily Sep. 11, 2026

They differed primarily in their techniques for achieving that end.

From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson




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