achievement
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“The First World War” was judged a major achievement.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026
That was an absolutely extraordinary achievement, and it is rightly celebrated.
From BBC ● Aug. 11, 2026
In 2025, the organization announced that the Oscars will introduce a new category at the 2028 ceremony for achievement in stunt design.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 6, 2026
El-Sayed’s close win, in which he underperformed the polling, in some ways undersells his achievement.
From Slate ● Aug. 5, 2026
The façade was old and exceedingly well crafted, and those who had erected it had long since died and had taken with them the memory of their achievement.
From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson
In 2024 then–Surgeon General Vivek Murthy identified one of the main culprits: “A ‘culture of comparison’—often perpetuated online—around milestones, parenting and achievements, ‘has left many families feeling exhausted, burned out, and perpetually behind.’
From Slate ● Aug. 11, 2026
There is no doubt in the mind of Hodgkinson, winner of six global medals in as many years as a professional athlete, about the important role of this support system in her monumental achievements.
From BBC ● Aug. 10, 2026
Jason Arday has cancelled an appearance in London next month, following his resignation as a Cambridge professor in the wake of allegations of plagiarism and questions about some of his achievements.
From BBC ● Aug. 10, 2026
Iranian advocates of talks have said repeatedly on state media that they are needed to keep an economic crisis from undoing the country’s wartime achievements.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 2026
“If we’re right and Sinclair Scientifica is linked to Umbra, then what you accomplished today is one of the biggest achievements for British Intelligence in years.”
From "City Spies" by James Ponti
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