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achievement

[uh-cheev-muhnt] / əˈtʃiv mənt /


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This year’s state test scores provided a mixed send-off for the education legacy of Gov. Gavin Newsom, with incremental gains in English and math, but results that continue to fall short of prepandemic achievement levels.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 15, 2026

Formula 1 president Stefano Domenicali hailed the new deal to take the sport back to Africa - ending an absence of nearly 40 years - as a "landmark" achievement.

From BBC ● Oct. 13, 2026

The achievement is also an example of translational research, the process of turning discoveries made in laboratories into treatments that can directly benefit patients.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 13, 2026

It’s a great achievement to make it to 60.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 13, 2026

And of all the remarkable events that occurred in 1919, one historic aeronautic achievement in particular held the attention of people across the country.

From "1919 The Year That Changed America" by Martin W. Sandler

"Living longer is one of the great achievements of public health," said Alain Labrique, head of the WHO's data department.

From Barron's ● Oct. 2, 2026

“I know how hard-earned these achievements were, which is why we are a leader in this business,” said Yu.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026

A poster from the Gold Over America Tour, which Biles launched in September 2021 following the Tokyo Olympics, completes the trio of framed achievements.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 28, 2026

Against that dystopian backdrop, goofball mechanical athletes may be doing something far more valuable for their creators than outpacing our greatest sporting achievements: They’re making machines relatable.

From Slate ● Sep. 27, 2026

Faced with achievements that seemed to have no classical parallel, Alberti nevertheless felt obliged to express himself with great caution: ‘surely’, ‘if I am not mistaken’, ‘probably’.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton




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