objective
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Infantino said it had become clear the project had "created divisions" that are "no longer in the interest" of its original objective.
From BBC ● Aug. 1, 2026
“Inflation has remained stubbornly above 2 percent for more than five years, and I am not confident it will return to our objective on its own,” she said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 31, 2026
The dissenters said the first step toward achieving that objective would be to start raising interest rates incrementally.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 31, 2026
He added, however, that PayPal remains “open and objective in evaluating opportunities.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 29, 2026
Then, as he reached his objective, he pushed these thoughts away, as a man apologizes to his guests, and leaves them, muttering something about a prior engagement.
From "Stardust" by Neil Gaiman
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Explaining the move, Abu Dhabi said it "serves our national interests and long-term strategic objectives".
From Barron's ● Aug. 2, 2026
To achieve his objectives, De la Espriella plans to forge a military alliance with the United States and Israel.
From Barron's ● Aug. 1, 2026
The U.K. drugmaker said it decided to terminate development of the drug for chronic cough after it delivered mixed results in a late-stage study and missed primary and secondary objectives in another trial.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 17, 2026
The company wants to balance its objectives of serving clients and driving market share with the need to be diversified and focused on risk management, the CEO says.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 15, 2026
Unfortunately, these two objectives were directly at odds with each other, and Galileo’s success at the second undermined his rather half-hearted efforts at the first.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
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