achieve
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"We're going to keep that going because we think that's the best way to ultimately achieve the final objective," he added.
From BBC ● Aug. 20, 2026
"Our work indicates that we could use slightly slower initial shocks and still achieve full melting of the diamond in our NIF implosions," said Millot.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 20, 2026
You don’t want to go the latter route and, given that you are debt-free, I have every confidence that you will achieve that.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 20, 2026
“If revenues underperform or planned savings prove more difficult to achieve, pressure to identify additional cost reductions could increase,” the report said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 19, 2026
In the twentieth century, what Madison aimed to achieve would have required a decision by the Supreme Court.
From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis
As the company achieves notable growth — sales more than doubled in the latest quarter — it’s also impressing Wall Street with its profit performance.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 12, 2026
His film is likable as heck but never quite achieves liftoff.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 30, 2026
They said the new deal "achieves this without any government funding or cost to taxpayers".
From BBC ● Jul. 21, 2026
A griddle achieves this effortlessly, because the juices have nowhere else to go.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 26, 2026
Found only in Ireland, it achieves a height of up to six inches and is green in colour.
From "Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them" by J.K. Rowling
He achieved a Ph.D. from Liverpool John Moores University, and soon began to climb the academic ranks.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 2026
In 2025 62.5% of pupils achieved A* to C, 0.3 percentage points up on 2024.
From BBC ● Aug. 19, 2026
Using an 18-base overhang, the researchers achieved a joining efficiency of 44%.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 19, 2026
What we saw onscreen, along with the catchy music she made, was, in her telling, the fruit of a creative yield achieved by pressing beyond her breaking point.
From Salon ● Aug. 19, 2026
What Bobby achieved in going undefeated in both Bled and Stockholm was the chess equivalent of pitching two successive no-hitters in baseball’s World Series.
From "Endgame" by Frank Brady
Managing the makeup of the roughly $31 trillion Treasury market has been among the tools it has deployed toward achieving that goal.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 20, 2026
Judge Huw Rees said it was "inexplicable" why someone would want to drive at such "extreme" speeds, let alone why a car would be capable of achieving those speeds.
From BBC ● Aug. 19, 2026
“Honoring commitments that have already been made to the entertainment industry is an essential step in achieving that goal.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 19, 2026
The White House has become increasingly pessimistic in recent weeks about achieving a final nuclear settlement with Tehran.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 15, 2026
For me, becoming isn’t about arriving somewhere or achieving a certain aim.
From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama
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