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achieve

[uh-cheev] / əˈtʃiv /


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On advanced reasoning benchmarks, Beam can achieve comparable scores to GLM-5.2 with three to four times less processing computing, according to Reflection.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 5, 2026

Baer was fascinated by the human silhouette, and his detailed darkroom notes show the lengths he went to achieve the effects of light and shadow.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026

In a very real sense, the movement was about leveling the playing field, which is so dramatically tilted against victims that it makes justice nearly impossible to achieve.

From Salon ● Oct. 2, 2026

“If you can make the data accessible, and you can work with people in a way that teaches them to use the data, then you can achieve large reductions in emissions,” Duren said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026

It might seem a marriage made in heaven, but there were still hurdles to be overcome before Kepler could achieve the breakthrough that made him a key figure in the history of science.

From "The Scientists" by John Gribbin

“If Robinson achieves its savings target, it will be significantly more challenging for companies like TQL, J.B. Hunt and other mid-sized brokers to compete on price.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 2026

If it achieves that, the spacecraft will then attempt to deploy satellites designed to expand the company's already massive satellite internet constellation.

From Barron's ● Sep. 28, 2026

The rub here is that there’s a difference between a film that becomes a cult classic because it’s genuinely underrated, and one that achieves that status through the unholy, rose-colored lens of social media obsession.

From Salon ● Sep. 14, 2026

His film is likable as heck but never quite achieves liftoff.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 30, 2026

The more tests given—and the more students enrolled in rigorous courses—the higher the ranking a school achieves.

From "Drama High" by Michael Sokolove

"The partnership was set up to deliver significant housing development, create an investor confidence and a platform for other developers to come into the market and invest in Manchester - which it has achieved."

From BBC ● Oct. 5, 2026

"To our young people, Ray was proof of what could be achieved," the club posted on Facebook.

From BBC ● Oct. 2, 2026

It achieved an average detection accuracy of 97.79%, along with a sensitivity of 99.86% and a specificity of 95.72%.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 1, 2026

Derenoncourt has found that Black Americans who migrated north to growing cities in the 20th century achieved economic gains—but their descendants experienced increasing school segregation and incarceration rates.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026

Probably no divers other than the Mediterranean sponge divers who grew up on the water and earned their living by diving could have achieved it.

From "Shipwrecked!" by Martin W. Sandler

“Justice requires more than achieving certain results,” he said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026

From an engineering point of view, "just achieving flight and getting data" would be considered a success, Curlee said.

From Barron's ● Sep. 28, 2026

"It reminded me that we're capable of doing unbelievable things when how badly we want something matches and surpasses the difficulty of achieving it," he said.

From BBC ● Sep. 28, 2026

Canadian provinces had looked poised to put American alcoholic products back on their store shelves last month as Trump and Canadian officials appeared close to achieving a new trade deal.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 25, 2026

As Chief Luthuli said, “When the women begin to take an active part in the struggle, no power on earth can stop us from achieving freedom in our lifetime.”

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela




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