goals

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Psychologists often use the task to measure what is known as executive control, a set of mental processes that helps people regulate attention, resist distractions, and stay focused on goals.

From Science Daily • Jun. 10, 2026

Its best player is Inter Milan midfielder Hakan Calhanoglu, Turkey’s active leader in caps and goals.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026

Ella Toone looks to score goals, so I think they are two different players and that midfield position will be up for grabs.

From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026

The primary goals of the trip include testing the abilities of NASA's Orion spacecraft, as well as a rendezvous with lunar landers developed by the private space companies SpaceX and Blue Origin.

From Barron's • Jun. 9, 2026

These goals and objectives are used in lesson planning to focus the lesson, and to aid in effective assessment.

From "Music and the Child" by Natalie Sarrazin