achieve
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But said he was grateful for the opportunity to help them achieve their goals.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 8, 2026
“Now, much will depend on the degree of economic pain that the Iranian regime is willing to bear to achieve its military and geopolitical objectives,” said Hamad Hussain, an economist at Capital Economics.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 7, 2026
Meanwhile, Brussels hopes the investments will achieve two goals: building a relationship with Greenland and diversifying Europe's access to critical minerals, currently dominated by China.
From Barron's ● Sep. 7, 2026
A spokesperson said: "In essence, we are strongly supportive of the goals of the scheme and of the underpinning principles of better bus travel. Our concern is around the mechanism proposed to achieve this."
From BBC ● Sep. 7, 2026
“You are wrong. We do care. We care greatly for the greater good of a singular Collective. The Collective has made difficult choices over all these units to achieve this point.”
From "The Last Cuentista" by Donna Barba Higuera
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The test of the Warsh Fed, as with all chairmen, is whether the central bank achieves and maintains price stability.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 12, 2026
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
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
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Despite the turbulence to global trade last year, China achieved a record $1.1 trillion surplus.
From Barron's ● Sep. 8, 2026
“I understand that meaningful atonement is not achieved through an exhibition . . . It is a continuing responsibility, demonstrated through listening, learning and one’s conduct over time.”
From Salon ● Sep. 5, 2026
Bass talked about her efforts to wean L.A. city completely off of coal-generated power, which it achieved in December 2025, and turning the switch on for one of the largest solar projects in the nation.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 4, 2026
It is expected to fetch a valuation well above the $11 billion mark achieved in a funding round last year, The Wall Street Journal previously reported.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 3, 2026
Both achieved more than they might have done had they not met.
From "The Scientists" by John Gribbin
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That figure did not include any potential loan option/obligation fees, or future clauses which are dependent on achieving certain targets.
From BBC ● Sep. 3, 2026
"A model can become very good at achieving a goal, and it can still act in ways that go against what the person intended," Pachocki said on the same call.
From Barron's ● Sep. 3, 2026
Shvartsman and his associates “arranged meetings” with “contacts and stars” associated with the movie in the hopes of achieving his goal of a pardon, the lawsuit said, though it doesn’t state specifically whom he targeted.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 3, 2026
“We are setting goals for technological leadership and, strange as it may seem, are achieving the results we need, despite all these external constraints,” Putin said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 2, 2026
I was proud of Father for wanting to be a dragon again, and even prouder of the fact that he was now so close to achieving his ambition to fly.
From "Dragonwings" by Laurence Yep
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