achieve
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“Another thing we wanted to achieve with this album was for the music to feel free — because the album represents freedom,” says Willy.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 26, 2026
Frasers subsequently said it aimed to achieve majority control of Hugo Boss.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 26, 2026
His pole was a surprise because the people most likely to achieve it before qualifying had appeared to be one of the Ferrari drivers or Verstappen.
From BBC ● Oct. 25, 2026
Plenty of performers will wax poetic about their methods, saying what they hope to achieve in their work — how hard they worked to identify with their character.
From Salon ● Oct. 25, 2026
You cannot achieve what you cannot believe, she told herself again, though this time she was much less convincing.
From "City Spies" by James Ponti
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It also has a ranked-choice voting system, meaning that if none of the four candidates on the ballot achieves a majority—likely—the state won’t tabulate final results until Nov. 18.
From Slate ● Oct. 24, 2026
By combining two advanced microscopy techniques, the instrument achieves a resolution of approximately 120 nanometers, an unprecedented level of detail for an approach that does not require fluorescent labels.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 17, 2026
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
That’s unusual even by AI-era standards, with analysts noting that a business built around physical hardware rarely achieves margins that high.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 25, 2026
He ultimately achieves a personal and moral victory by finding the bad guy and throwing him in jail.
From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander
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On a recent weekday afternoon, the galleries of “The Horror Show” were packed with visitors of all ages, sexes and races—precisely the dream scenario this institution has long sought but rarely achieved.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 26, 2026
She doesn’t expect many more agreements with drug companies, saying the administration “has achieved their near-term goals in terms of making deals.”
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 26, 2026
He achieved his part of the bargain but Russell and Hamilton did just enough to keep things alive until this coming weekend.
From BBC ● Oct. 26, 2026
Death by Clippy would be embarrassing, but result from a failure to restrict how goals are achieved.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 26, 2026
The U-2 achieved a high altitude that made it impossible for the jet to intercept or shoot at Powers.
From "Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia" by Marc Favreau
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Some drivers tighten up when they get this close to achieving their lifetime's ambition.
From BBC ● Oct. 26, 2026
They determined that achieving this would require a better foundation for the living muscle tissue.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 23, 2026
Sitting in front of rows of cookbooks at her Manhattan apartment, she spoke to us about her new media venture, how to dress up store-bought cheesecake and her trick for achieving perfectly creamy scrambled eggs.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 18, 2026
“Not many people see us as a community capable of achieving something this big,” said Jaelyn.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 18, 2026
Of the three groups, only the Low are never even temporarily successful in achieving their aims.
From "1984" by George Orwell
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