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achievement

[uh-cheev-muhnt] / əˈtʃiv mənt /


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It was a "major achievement of national cultural policy," the official said, to get the "art of Akhal-Teke horse breeding and traditions of horses' decoration" added to UNESCO's Intangible Cultural Heritage List.

From Barron's • Jun. 5, 2026

Per the Hollywood Reporter, Wenders received a lifetime achievement award at the German Film Awards last week and addressed the “Wrong Move” issue in his speech, saying that he would not shoot the scene today.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 4, 2026

If that were to happen, Dowson said it would be a "significant achievement" that would be "well up there" with previous Prodrive triumphs.

From BBC • Jun. 1, 2026

The new University of Houston achievement pushes the record 18 degrees C higher to 151 K.

From Science Daily • May 27, 2026

Passing a driving test is an achievement of the sort they have in mind: you can only be sure you have done it when you get to the end of the test.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton




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