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objective

[uhb-jek-tiv] / əbˈdʒɛk tɪv /




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But can we at least be proportionate and, unlike much of what he and his colleagues have been for so long, objective for a moment?

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026

The expanded 48-team format offers fresh opportunities, and Iran will believe reaching the knockout rounds is an achievable objective.

From BBC • Jun. 7, 2026

"The objective is not perfect voice replication. The objective is creating enough emotional uncertainty and urgency that the victim acts before verifying."

From Barron's • Jun. 3, 2026

“I didn’t think so, but could I be objective enough to be sure?”

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 2, 2026

There is something like aggression in the activity, but it differs from other forms of aggressive behavior in having no sort of destruction as the objective.

From "The Lives of a Cell" by Lewis Thomas




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