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objective

[uhb-jek-tiv] / əbˈdʒɛk tɪv /




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“The Department recognizes the concerns expressed by the student’s family, classmates, and the broader community and remains committed to conducting a thorough, objective, and impartial investigation.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 7, 2026

Social isolation is an objective measure of the quantity of social connection in behavior, while loneliness is a subjective measure of a person’s emotional dissatisfaction with the quality of their relationships.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 6, 2026

"They've achieved the military objective of isolating Taiz from Aden, even if they haven't fully taken control of it," Farea Al-Muslimi, a research fellow at the Chatham House think tank, told AFP.

From BBC ● Oct. 4, 2026

"We hope our work could pave the way for objective blood tests capable of identifying underlying biological signatures rather than relying solely on patient-reported symptoms," said Prof Pshezhetskiy.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 2, 2026

The joy was so general and so suffused that Mack had a hard time keeping it centered and aimed at its objective.

From "Cannery Row" by John Steinbeck

Those objectives, of course, are not remotely Hegseth’s.

From Salon ● Oct. 7, 2026

Sefcovic said the EU wanted to deliver on three main objectives including tackling export surges from China to the bloc's market, especially in critical sectors, and increasing exports from Europe to China.

From Barron's ● Oct. 5, 2026

The founders’ objectives are clear: reducing onboarding costs, human-resources expense and employee-failure rates, while shortening the time recruits reach productivity.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 28, 2026

At a February congress meeting outlining the military’s new five-year objectives, Kim vowed to create new AI-enabled unmanned attack systems.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 27, 2026

Some lessons incorporate the arts, but do not incorporate the learning objectives and other criteria that fully integrate them, while others follow a deeper level of integration.

From "Music and the Child" by Natalie Sarrazin




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