achieve
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The opposition delegation issued a statement at the end of the meeting to say the dialogue "aims to achieve stabilization, political reconciliation and a peaceful transition."
From Barron's ● Aug. 6, 2026
They achieve this by arranging different components within tightly controlled spaces, where molecules can move, interact, and react under carefully regulated conditions.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 6, 2026
“That’s what we would achieve if we basically did nothing,” Musk says.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 5, 2026
A £500 deposit is also required to validate their candidacy, which they only get back if they achieve more than 5% of the vote share.
From BBC ● Aug. 5, 2026
Some are born great, some achieve greatness, and some have greatness thrust upon them.’
From "The Smartest Kid in the Universe" by Chris Grabenstein
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FKT is short for the “fastest known time” that a person or small group achieves on a particular course, usually somewhere it would be difficult or impossible to host an actual race.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 3, 2026
They said the new deal "achieves this without any government funding or cost to taxpayers".
From BBC ● Jul. 21, 2026
“What’s important is that it doesn’t replace the physical play. You want the technology to animate the player and to be shareable. If the Smart Play technology achieves that, it’ll be very sustainable.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 18, 2026
In a study published in Neuron, Kerstjens, Zador, and collaborators from Harvard University and ETH Zürich propose a new theory describing how the developing brain achieves this remarkable level of organization.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 25, 2026
He ultimately achieves a personal and moral victory by finding the bad guy and throwing him in jail.
From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander
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However, the contract was never terminated and thus no savings were achieved, according to the congressional watchdog's report.
From BBC ● Aug. 6, 2026
Commerzbank’s CBK -0.76%decrease; red down pointing triangle chief executive called for a constructive dialogue with UniCredit UCG -0.68%decrease; down pointing triangle after the Italian bank achieved a near majority stake in its German rival.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 6, 2026
"Before heading to Russia, Kim may have wanted to demonstrate that Pyongyang had already tested these missile systems and achieved satisfactory results," Ahn Chan-il, a North Korean-born researcher, told AFP.
From Barron's ● Aug. 6, 2026
Under visible-light illumination in an aqueous solution, the nanoreactor achieved an H2O2 photosynthesis rate of 3.24 mmol gcat.-1 h-1.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 6, 2026
Over a longer stretch of time, the Farewell Address achieved transcendental status, ranking alongside the Declaration of Independence and the Gettysburg Address as a seminal statement of America's abiding principles.
From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis
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It stressed the importance of achieving "stabilization, economic recovery and political reconciliation, and a peaceful transition."
From Barron's ● Aug. 6, 2026
Its chair, Alan Lovell, acknowledged too many water bodies were "still not achieving the standards we want to see", adding that the agency was "transforming our enforcement work" with its largest ever workforce.
From BBC ● Aug. 6, 2026
“Thus, achieving break-even at the operating level remains the focus,” Schaeffler said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 31, 2026
"Without this infrastructure, achieving the coherent, ultrafast modulation needed for the PTC regime would have been impossible."
From Science Daily ● Jul. 31, 2026
Allied generals still dreamed of achieving a dramatic breakthrough, but every attempt to breach the German defenses was frustrated and repulsed.
From "The War to End All Wars: World War I" by Russell Freedman
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