achieve
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"People have a clear idea of what Switzerland's neutrality is supposed to achieve," he said.
From BBC ● Sep. 27, 2026
Most patients respond well to treatment, but 6-28 percent fall into the so-called "difficult-to-treat" group because they do not achieve lasting remission despite therapy.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 27, 2026
"To achieve that, we must maintain credibility through perpetual armed neutrality," she insisted.
From Barron's ● Sep. 27, 2026
But if I could achieve something impossible, maybe that would make them proud.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 2026
But Priddy was concerned that his attempts to achieve eugenic sterilizations would still be challenged by state and federal courts.
From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee
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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
To compound matters, the masculine ego trap also tells a man that he’s not worthy of what he wants until he achieves some nebulous milestone that, again, sets him apart from other men.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 18, 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
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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“What we’ve achieved so far is just a drop in the ocean.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 27, 2026
The process took 30 minutes and achieved nothing.
From Slate ● Sep. 23, 2026
It now makes up 300GW or 54% of its total 552GW installed capacity, external - a target that's been achieved five years ahead of schedule.
From BBC ● Sep. 22, 2026
The insect-scale machine flew 447 percent faster and achieved a 255 percent increase in acceleration.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 22, 2026
For one thing, I’d picked up on the simple, encouraging correlation between how long I practiced and how much I achieved.
From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama
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From an engineering point of view, "just achieving flight and getting data" would be considered a success, Curlee said.
From Barron's ● Sep. 28, 2026
After achieving success, some firms shed their solo status by adding employees or getting acquired by a larger firm.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 20, 2026
"I know the club, I know the role, I know what's expected here in terms of playing to a certain standard and achieving certain things on the pitch," he added.
From BBC ● Sep. 18, 2026
When Tanisha Saunders graduated from college eight years ago, she felt optimistic that she was on her way to achieving an American dream that included homeownership.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 16, 2026
In order to accomplish any goal, one must feel worthy of achieving what one seeks.
From "March Forward, Girl" by Melba Pattillo Beals
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