goal
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An unbelievable goal and he could have had more on the day.
From BBC ● Oct. 12, 2026
AI-powered hardware remains an elusive goal for the industry as well.
From Barron's ● Oct. 12, 2026
And instead of kicking a field goal, the team was left kicking itself when time expired.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 12, 2026
“I’m in total disbelief my Commanders had such poor clock management in today’s overtime game against the Giants. All we had to do was kick the field goal and we would have won the game!”
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 12, 2026
The goal of the innovation, in short, was to make the financial markets more efficient.
From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis
Achieving those big goals will be no simple feat, since building out a network is expensive and requires more than just satellite capabilities.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 13, 2026
Getting in really good positions, defensively solid, but also offers you a lot from assists and goals.
From BBC ● Oct. 12, 2026
Entering this season, there hadn’t been a single instance of both teams making field goals in the final 10 seconds of the fourth quarter, according to Stats Perform records dating back to 1970.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 12, 2026
Rather than focusing exclusively on long workouts or ambitious fitness goals, people may benefit from finding small opportunities to move throughout the day.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 12, 2026
When she explained the dreams and goals she’d worked toward as a younger woman, he listened with no reaction whatsoever.
From "I Can Make This Promise" by Christine Day
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