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aim

[aym] / eɪm /




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There are also "snowplough parents", who try to remove obstacles from their child's path, and "dolphin parents", who aim to be firm but flexible.

From BBC ● Oct. 4, 2026

Campaigns such as the Chartered Society of Physiotherapy’s Stronger My Way also aim to increase awareness and confidence around strength training.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 2, 2026

Amodei is considered a leading figure in the effective altruism and rationalism movements, which aim in part to reduce AI's risks.

From Barron's ● Oct. 2, 2026

This year’s “Strange Science” event, the 10th, will aim to find the midpoint between art and mysticism.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026

Odin had but one eye, after all, and sometimes his aim could be less than perfect.

From "Norse Mythology" by Neil Gaiman

The Law on Promoting Ethnic Unity and Progress aims to forge a "shared" national identity among ethnic groups.

From Barron's ● Oct. 5, 2026

A project which aims to restore ancient woodlands in Sussex has hit a significant "milestone" with over 5,500 trees now recorded.

From BBC ● Oct. 3, 2026

As my colleagues reported last month, the agency aims to make it easier for companies to get authorized to sell products that could be less harmful to smokers.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026

You can’t get very far with a retirement plan without goals, so Goldie’s system starts with a simple statement of your aims.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 2, 2026

Isabel lays in my aims a tiny boy, gasping his own first breaths with lusty cries.

From "Ophelia" by Lisa Klein

The company makes autonomous industrial robots aimed at automating repetitive manual tasks like stacking pallets and weighing raw materials.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 5, 2026

For now efforts are aimed at culling the vast deer herd.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 4, 2026

Similarly, Musk aimed to use the satellite-internet service Starlink to provide funds to build larger rockets at SpaceX, where he was CEO before taking over Tesla, too.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 3, 2026

Haass chaired all-party talks in Northern Ireland in 2013 aimed at resolving contentious issues, including parades.

From BBC ● Oct. 2, 2026

Once she aimed it into the forest and caught a pair of red eyes staring back.

From "A Girl Named Disaster" by Nancy Farmer

Wilshere, who is aiming to guide Luton to promotion to the Championship this season, felt one of his managerial strengths was being able to warn his young players of the perils of professional football.

From BBC ● Oct. 3, 2026

For most adults, this means aiming to do muscle strengthening activities at least once or twice a week, targeting the major muscle groups of the legs, hips, back, abdomen, chest, shoulders and arms.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 2, 2026

The Dodgers are the reigning back-to-back champions and are aiming to become the first National League team to win three World Series in a row.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 2, 2026

“We sort of have the wind at our back,” said Taryn Palumbo, 41, a nonprofit executive who is among the “Surf City Four” aiming to seize control of the council.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026

Auntie Fatima marches around the table clockwise, making a sample bag to show us what we are aiming for: a muddle of cheap, kitschy candy.

From "Saints and Misfits" by S.K. Ali




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