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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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“If you can make the data accessible, and you can work with people in a way that teaches them to use the data, then you can achieve large reductions in emissions,” Duren said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026

"There's more than one way to achieve that, and I think members are realising that."

From Barron's ● Oct. 1, 2026

To achieve this, Western officials believe Russia has been sending not so subtle signals.

From BBC ● Sep. 30, 2026

"The study shows that you can achieve that kind of highly useful precision and accuracy into the historical realm."

From Science Daily ● Sep. 30, 2026

A Philippine government was established with the intent to achieve full independence.

From "At Last She Stood" by Erin Entrada Kelly

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

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

Neil: Hopefully he helps the team progress and achieves Euro 2028 qualification.

From BBC ● Aug. 17, 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

After nine years—in April 1957—Joey finally achieves twelve consecutive negative swabs for Hansen’s disease, and she is allowed to leave Carville.

From "At Last She Stood" by Erin Entrada Kelly

With only minimal fine-tuning, the optical processor achieved 94.80% accuracy and 97.61% sensitivity on previously unseen VEO-3 videos during experiments.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 1, 2026

Would those successes have been achieved had the rule breaking not been going on in tandem?

From BBC ● Sep. 30, 2026

The researchers achieved this by carefully controlling the pH gradient so the chemical changes were large enough to reshape the cornea without causing excessive damage.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 29, 2026

Ford said he had achieved a roughly 80% reduction in evidence of bird activity.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 28, 2026

“Balance can be achieved in two different kinds of conditions,” said Mr. Powell.

From "Okay for Now" by Gary D. Schmidt

“Justice requires more than achieving certain results,” he said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 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

Canadian provinces had looked poised to put American alcoholic products back on their store shelves last month as Trump and Canadian officials appeared close to achieving a new trade deal.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 25, 2026

"I know the club, I know the role, I know what's expected here in terms of playing to a certain standard and achieving certain things on the pitch," he added.

From BBC ● Sep. 18, 2026

By kicking me into the dark they'd made me see the possibility of achieving something greater and more important than I'd ever dreamed.

From "Invisible Man" by Ralph Ellison




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