achieve
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They have questioned what his comments to the BBC were designed to achieve, and said it had put the Independent Football Regulator in a difficult position.
From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2026
On advanced reasoning benchmarks, Beam can achieve comparable scores to GLM-5.2 with three to four times less processing computing, according to Reflection.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 5, 2026
Research has found that children raised with an authoritative approach, combining warmth with clear boundaries, tend to achieve better academic results, have higher self-esteem and stronger social skills.
From BBC ● Oct. 4, 2026
Baer was fascinated by the human silhouette, and his detailed darkroom notes show the lengths he went to achieve the effects of light and shadow.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 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
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If it achieves that, the spacecraft will then attempt to deploy satellites designed to expand the company's already massive satellite internet constellation.
From Barron's ● Sep. 28, 2026
But the murkiness doesn’t last long in a production that achieves an admirable balance between objectivity and emotion, abstraction and representation.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 18, 2026
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
Neil: Hopefully he helps the team progress and achieves Euro 2028 qualification.
From BBC ● Aug. 17, 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
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"We share a special bond with Mikel. We are so proud of everything we have achieved since he returned to the club in 2019," co-chairmen Stan and Josh Kroenke said.
From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2026
Last month, Hugo Boss appointed Frasers’ Chief Executive Michael Murray as the next chairman of its supervisory board, weeks after the U.K. group achieved a near-majority ownership in the German apparel company.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 7, 2026
Royal Mail said the workforce reduction, designed to improve efficiency, would be achieved through voluntary redundancies and people choosing to leave the company.
From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2026
Wells Fargo achieved about 40% of its initial $60 billion lending commitment and had helped refinance about 5,100 customers—representing an average monthly payment savings of about $100—when it commissioned a racial-equity assessment in late 2023.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 7, 2026
In the mid-1960s, he turned his attention to writing books and achieved tremendous success with his creation of one of the most beloved characters in modern adventure fiction.
From "Shipwrecked!" by Martin W. Sandler
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I have had thousands of conversations over the years with young families who have dreams of living debt-free and achieving major financial goals, like owning a home or sending their children to college.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 7, 2026
The auditor would examine whether the program is achieving its goals, how to cut the program’s costs by at least 10% annually and other areas.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026
"It reminded me that we're capable of doing unbelievable things when how badly we want something matches and surpasses the difficulty of achieving it," he said.
From BBC ● Sep. 28, 2026
In a paper published in October 2025 called "Artificial Writing and Automated Detection", researchers at the University of Chicago found Pangram "achieving near-zero error rates" on medium-to-long extracts.
From Barron's ● Sep. 25, 2026
In order to accomplish any goal, one must feel worthy of achieving what one seeks.
From "March Forward, Girl" by Melba Pattillo Beals
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