goalpost
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That's a frustration for 27-year-old retail manager Connor, who got in touch via BBC Your Voice, because he says "the goalpost keeps moving".
From BBC ● Jun. 30, 2026
"There are so many people that have travelled and done so many things, that the benchmark or the goalpost for unique experiences is constantly moving."
From BBC ● May 13, 2025
Then came a month of more misses than makes, with a botched extra-point attempt against the Buffalo Bills and a 26-yarder that clanged off the right goalpost in New England.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 16, 2024
It was still a one-goal game in the second period when Matthews, who led the NHL with 69 goals this season, caught Swayman away from the crease but banged the puck off the goalpost.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 20, 2024
A school bus moved in the distance beyond the football goalpost.
From "Crash" by Jerry Spinelli
But he added "we encountered maximalism, shifting goalposts, and blockade".
From Barron's ● Apr. 13, 2026
The goalposts change if, say, you randomly asked your friend to pick lottery numbers and you won $1 million.
From MarketWatch ● Apr. 7, 2026
They are motivated not by money - but by ever-shifting goalposts.
From BBC ● Feb. 9, 2026
Near a soccer match where the players brought in their own goalposts because the city can’t provide any.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 22, 2026
It was like a metal mesa, the length of a football field and as tall as goalposts.
From "The Titan's Curse" by Rick Riordan
