achieve
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"However, our ability to achieve significant reductions in energy usage is constrained by the nature of our estate," she said.
From BBC ● Oct. 7, 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
He said: "With all three unions now engaging with their memberships, we are moving closer to the outcome we have always wanted to achieve: ending pay discrimination in Glasgow City Council once and for all."
From BBC ● Oct. 5, 2026
“If you knock out a few sets of pull-ups or biceps curls, you see your muscles popping in a way that is much harder to achieve if you squat.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026
In 1919, Rutherford had become the first scientist to achieve the medieval fantasy of chemical transmutation: by bombarding nitrogen with radioactivity, he had converted it into oxygen.
From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee
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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
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
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
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
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Leeds Rhinos remain second, although their score of 17.03 is slightly lower than they achieved in the 2025 rankings.
From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2026
York's score of 13.24 was comfortably higher than the next best, Barrow with 9.85, while London only achieved 9.77, which was down on their mark of 11.65 from last year.
From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2026
Urschel’s paper, titled “On the Growth Factor of Random Matrices,” is one in a deluge of AI-assisted proofs that mathematicians have achieved in this new era when they can combine their genius with supercomputing power.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 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
Jonah’s dad would be proud of what Jonah’s achieved, but I think he’d be even prouder of who Jonah is.
From "Keeping Pace" by Laurie Morrison
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The latest guidance upgrade, combined with personalization revenues ahead of plan, reinforces Ferrari’s long-standing track record of exceeding guidance and achieving strategic targets ahead of schedule, he adds.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 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
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
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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