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achieve

[uh-cheev] / Ι™ΛˆtΚƒiv /


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Severn Trent Water was the only company to achieve the highest rating of four stars.

From BBC ● Oct. 29, 2026

These stocks trade at low price/earnings valuations, and the companies are projected to achieve very high revenue growth rates through 2028.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 29, 2026

“We cannot assure you that we will achieve our Company Purpose or that the expected positive impact...will be realized,” it acknowledges in the prospectus.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 28, 2026

Because of Israel’s proportional representation system, no party has ever won 61 seats outright to achieve a Knesset majority, meaning that the election will be followed by potentially long, drawn-out negotiations.

From Slate ● Oct. 28, 2026

Some artists reach a creative peak quite early in their careers and then “go dry,” while others, after a slow and unpromising start, may achieve astonishingly original work in middle age or even later.

From "History of Art, Volume 1" by H.W. Janson

It achieves this goal largely using one tool: the economy's key interest rate.

From Barron's ● Oct. 28, 2026

It also has a ranked-choice voting system, meaning that if none of the four candidates on the ballot achieves a majority—likely—the state won’t tabulate final results until Nov. 18.

From Slate ● Oct. 24, 2026

Committing to three more years means her legacy may now be defined by what she achieves next.

From BBC ● Oct. 19, 2026

By combining two advanced microscopy techniques, the instrument achieves a resolution of approximately 120 nanometers, an unprecedented level of detail for an approach that does not require fluorescent labels.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 17, 2026

After nine years—in April 1957—Joey finally achieves twelve consecutive negative swabs for Hansen’s disease, and she is allowed to leave Carville.

From "At Last She Stood" by Erin Entrada Kelly

The company's memory business achieved "another record-breaking quarter by managing its product mix, with a focus on AI products, amid capacity constraints," Samsung said in a statement.

From Barron's ● Oct. 29, 2026

Capra achieved many of his greatest successes in the employ of Columbia Pictures studio head Harry Cohn, a profane, hard-boiled character who operated by instinct and ruled by fear.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 27, 2026

The Delilah and She's A Lady singer has achieved three UK number one singles and four chart-topping albums during a music career spanning more than six decades.

From BBC ● Oct. 27, 2026

Earlier research has found that isometric training can lower blood pressure more effectively than other types of exercise, sometimes producing reductions comparable to or greater than those achieved with certain medications.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 27, 2026

The early technical fussing was crucial; by early August, the three had achieved the transformation reaction in a flask and distilled the “transforming principle” into a highly concentrated form.

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee

Some drivers tighten up when they get this close to achieving their lifetime's ambition.

From BBC ● Oct. 26, 2026

They determined that achieving this would require a better foundation for the living muscle tissue.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 23, 2026

Sitting in front of rows of cookbooks at her Manhattan apartment, she spoke to us about her new media venture, how to dress up store-bought cheesecake and her trick for achieving perfectly creamy scrambled eggs.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 18, 2026

“Not many people see us as a community capable of achieving something this big,” said Jaelyn.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 18, 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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