target
Example Sentences
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The Bank uses its key interest rate as a tool to cool inflation, the rate at which prices rise, which is currently above its 2% target.
From BBC
The measure will be "targeted in three ways", said the office of EU industry chief Stephane Sejourne -- who is spearheading the push.
From Barron's
The BOE has warned that a more sustained rise in unemployment than it expects could push inflation below its target.
When the Cas12a protein detects its target, it cuts the DNA strands that anchor the quantum dots.
From Science Daily
Gu came to the Milan-Cortina Games targeting three gold medals but has failed to top the podium in women's slopestyle and big air.
From Barron's
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.