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milestone

[mahyl-stohn] / ˈmaɪlˌstoʊn /


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The milestone illustrates just how far Voyager 1 has traveled since leaving Earth and how challenging it has become to communicate with a spacecraft exploring such distant regions of space.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 6, 2026

“Opening our third season in Los Angeles at Intuit Dome is a significant milestone for Unrivaled and reflects how far the league has come in just two years,” said Unrivaled president and CEO Alex Bazzell.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 6, 2026

“This settlement is a significant milestone for 3M and substantially reduces litigation uncertainty,” said 3M Chief Executive Bill Brown.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 3, 2026

"It's for sure an important milestone for us as it marks a step forward in resolving the sleep and respiratory care related proceedings," he said.

From Barron's ● Nov. 3, 2026

Ammu said, so loudly that Murlidharan, who had hopped off the milestone to stare into the Plymouth, backed off, his stumps jerking in alarm.

From "The God of Small Things" by Arundhati Roy

His laboratory has already achieved several important milestones.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 6, 2026

It has more than $300 million of multiyear contracted orders, subject to certain milestones and features, for the next version of Digit, its teal bipedal robot.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 5, 2026

The company had lowered its full-year outlook earlier this month to factor in acquired in-process research and development and milestones expenses.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2026

The auction also includes the gold disc and platinum CD presented to her for sales milestones achieved by Michael's music.

From BBC ● Oct. 29, 2026

“I had no father at graduations, milestones, my wedding. “I lost out on a whole relationship in high school, middle school, college, without a father.”

From "A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age" by Matt Richtel


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