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objective

[uhb-jek-tiv] / əbˈdʒɛk tɪv /




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One of the studies met the primary objective of significant reductions in cough frequency after 12 weeks of treatment, while the other didn’t after 24 weeks, the company said.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 17, 2026

Macron's office said France's objective was "to strengthen the framework of cooperation and trust with the Moroccans".

From Barron's Jul. 16, 2026

He described the Fed’s objective as singular and its success as assured.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 14, 2026

The Federal Public Prosecutor's Office accused the two defendants of having been part of this systematic campaign, "the Islamic State's objective to destroy the Yazidi religion."

From BBC Jul. 13, 2026

He said, “You will attack up at Emmitsburg Road, up Cemetary Ridge, passing in front of the Rocky Hill. Your objective will be to get in the rear of the Union Army.”

From "The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War" by Michael Shaara

The Times offered him at least two separate positions in 2024 that satisfied his expressed career objectives, before he applied for the real estate deputy editor job, it said.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 11, 2026

"Those who used him to achieve their own objectives will have to be exposed."

From BBC Jul. 11, 2026

That university was never built, but the need for its proposed objectives never ceased.

From Salon Jul. 10, 2026

"That's what this committee has signed up to do. The objectives, the strategy and the rest, that's still to come."

From Barron's Jul. 2, 2026

In each subject, the anchor standards are broken down further into individual goals and objectives for each grade level.

From "Music and the Child" by Natalie Sarrazin




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