objective
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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
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
“Read the proposed rule. We require a rigorous, objective, thorough and analytical fiduciary process that must be documented.”
From Salon ● Jul. 9, 2026
They can align government, industry and society toward a single technological objective through instruments that are unavailable and undesirable in a democracy.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 9, 2026
Our first major objective on the island had been to take Mount Suribachi, but the fierce Japanese resistance made it almost impossible.
From "Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two" by Joseph Bruchac
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Above all, look for a proven, well-diversified strategy that matches your long-term objectives.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 17, 2026
That university was never built, but the need for its proposed objectives never ceased.
From Salon ● Jul. 10, 2026
Speaking to the BBC from a government compound with a gleaming golden minaret, Mehdi Nobani, said neither Israel nor the US had achieved their military objectives, including regime change.
From BBC ● Jul. 2, 2026
Hemani instead insists that courts examine not merely whether two laws share a surface characteristic but whether they target the same conduct, pursue the same objectives, and operate in roughly the same way.
From Slate ● Jun. 26, 2026
But Traynor pointed out to Dasch that the FBI had two primary objectives.
From Nazi Saboteurs by Samantha Seiple
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