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Who were the first climbers confirmed to have achieved the goal of reaching the summit of Mt. Everest?

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 can achieve that which has never even been imagined.

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

I am always trying to achieve a wider skirt, so I wondered about what I was seeing on the fashionable ladies here.

From "The Detective's Assistant" by Kate Hannigan

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

A wish that continually approaches but never achieves fulfillment.

From "Everything, Everything" by Nicola Yoon

McGee long ago achieved cult status and comes from a tradition of graffiti that he sees as separate from work made for a gallery.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 29, 2026

The Tuvalu Trust Fund said it had achieved "substantial progress in reducing portfolio carbon emissions".

From Barron's ● Oct. 28, 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

As more and more African nations achieved independence, the United States government was compelled to defend racial equality here at home.

From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson

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

From BBC ● Oct. 26, 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

But how close did Germany actually come to achieving that goal?

From Science Daily ● Oct. 16, 2026

The Court’s enforcement decree, issued a full year after Brown, seemed conciliatory to segregationists, imposing no deadline for achieving racially mixed schools and calling merely for “good faith implementation.”

From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson


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