achieve
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“The vast majority of California’s cities and counties have stepped up to achieve housing element compliance,” Housing and Community Development Director Gustavo Velasquez said in a statement.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 18, 2026
"Don't let the unity and love we've seen in our country end with this campaign. When we're together we can achieve big things," the Real Madrid player said.
From BBC ● Jul. 17, 2026
The simulations suggest that a detector of this size could achieve spatial resolution of a few millimeters, placing it on par with state-of-the-art plastic scintillator detectors.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 17, 2026
Despite the marked slowdown, Beijing remains on track to achieve its lowered 4.5%-5.0% growth target for the year, with China’s GDP growing 4.7% during the first half of the year.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 15, 2026
They did not know what the future would hold; but they did have a clear sense of what they were trying to achieve.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
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If SpaceX achieves that goal, it could become the most powerful and cost effective launch vehicle ever built.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 11, 2026
Whether SK Hynix achieves anything close to that is difficult to say, but it seems nearly certain that another cyclical downturn will come eventually.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 7, 2026
It typically achieves these goals through interest-rate decisions -- cutting borrowing costs to spur economic activity or raising them to cool prices.
From Barron's ● Jun. 14, 2026
Morningstar’s base-case scenario, which it assigns a 50% probability, assumes that SpaceX achieves a reusable Starship rocket and somewhat economical orbital data centers.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 6, 2026
A wish that continually approaches but never achieves fulfillment.
From "Everything, Everything" by Nicola Yoon
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"Significant phased progress has been achieved in efforts to revitalise... the project," state news agency Xinhua reported.
From Barron's ● Jul. 15, 2026
Sir Keir Starmer told MPs it was the "end of my political journey" and he was "proud of everything I have achieved" at his final Prime Minister's Questions before standing down.
From BBC ● Jul. 15, 2026
Jeppson’s Malört achieved a 26% compound annual growth rate over the five years through 2025, outpacing the overall U.S. distillery industry.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 14, 2026
"I've absolutely loved coaching the Test side and I'm incredibly proud of what we've achieved together," said McCullum.
From BBC ● Jul. 12, 2026
In 1913, though women had not yet achieved the right to vote in federal elections, Illinois extended local suffrage to women.
From "A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919" by Claire Hartfield
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Ben Martinez, Calexico’s city manager, said his city continues to work with state officials on the plans and “remains fully committed to achieving compliance with California Housing Element law.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 18, 2026
While many workers focus on their salaries, achieving financial well-being requires another “cushion that income alone cannot provide” — it requires wealth, including savings, investments and other assets, according to the report.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 17, 2026
The shift reflects a broader trend of “Made in China” products achieving top quality at lower prices, according to a consulting firm director.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 13, 2026
As a parent now myself, I empathise from the other side of the lens and share the pride of parents seeing their baby grown up and achieving their dreams in front of their eyes.
From BBC ● Jul. 13, 2026
Our involvement will be so great that we cannot—without national humiliation—stop short of achieving our complete objectives.
From "Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War" by Steve Sheinkin
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