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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

"I knew I may not achieve the fame my father has, but I did not think there would come a time when performing would not remain an option," he says.

From BBC ● Oct. 2, 2026

They had physical dexterity that people today are unable to achieve even after years of practising yoga or t’ai chi.

From "Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind" by Yuval Noah Harari

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

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

Yet however avant-garde in form, Saramago’s prose achieves an expert fluidity.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 11, 2026

Neil: Hopefully he helps the team progress and achieves Euro 2028 qualification.

From BBC ● Aug. 17, 2026

A wish that continually approaches but never achieves fulfillment.

From "Everything, Everything" by Nicola Yoon

York's score of 13.24 was comfortably higher than the next best, Barrow with 9.85, while London only achieved 9.77, which was down on their mark of 11.65 from last year.

From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2026

Urschel’s paper, titled “On the Growth Factor of Random Matrices,” is one in a deluge of AI-assisted proofs that mathematicians have achieved in this new era when they can combine their genius with supercomputing power.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026

Wells Fargo achieved about 40% of its initial $60 billion lending commitment and had helped refinance about 5,100 customers—representing an average monthly payment savings of about $100—when it commissioned a racial-equity assessment in late 2023.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 7, 2026

"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

By 1919, the ASL and other antiliquor organizations had achieved their goal.

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

I have had thousands of conversations over the years with young families who have dreams of living debt-free and achieving major financial goals, like owning a home or sending their children to college.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 7, 2026

Skydance faces a tough task achieving its goals against a tough media and entertainment industry backdrop.

From Barron's ● Oct. 6, 2026

"We are working on it. For us, South Korea is an important country. And I really hope for momentum, continuation, and concrete results that we are truly achieving with them," he said.

From BBC ● Oct. 2, 2026

The auditor would examine whether the program is achieving its goals, how to cut the program’s costs by at least 10% annually and other areas.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026

Or maybe I didn’t want to be dismissed as incapable of achieving.

From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama




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