target
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The new measures also target entities directly involved in the production, maintenance and modernization of military equipment.
From Barron's ● Aug. 6, 2026
Morgans cuts its target price 0.9% to A$12.63.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 6, 2026
Hickey lowered his price target to $500, from $775.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 6, 2026
One potential target is the invasive spotted lanternfly, which has become an increasing agricultural concern in New York and other eastern states.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 6, 2026
Once the grid was installed, the first target of exploration was the ship itself.
From "Shipwrecked!" by Martin W. Sandler
The first data column shows the 12-month upside potential implied by the consensus price targets.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 6, 2026
Education minister Paul Waugh said the new attendance targets would take each school's local challenges into account, but that "every school has a role to play to improve attendance".
From BBC ● Aug. 6, 2026
Researchers say the results reveal several biological processes that could become targets for future back pain treatments.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 6, 2026
Journalists covering last month's youth-led protests in India became targets of public anger and attacks over their perceived support for the government, exposing a deepening crisis of trust in traditional broadcasters.
From Barron's ● Aug. 6, 2026
The giant circular targets were composed of five colored rings—yellow marking the center, with only a tiny black dot to mark the bull’s-eye.
From "Throne of Glass" by Sarah J. Maas
In the Tver region, also north of Moscow, a drone hit a logistics centre belonging to Wildberries -- the Russian e-commerce giant heavily targeted over the past month.
From Barron's ● Aug. 6, 2026
It said private residential houses were targeted, with fires reported in two buildings.
From BBC ● Aug. 6, 2026
Many people being taken into custody haven’t traditionally been targeted by ICE.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 6, 2026
Thieves have targeted seaports, train yards and other “chokepoints” along the domestic supply chain where shipments of electronics, clothing and other high-value items are held.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 5, 2026
The research, which took place over four years and cost $300,000, entailed training 174 adult subjects to play a targeted video game.
From "A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age" by Matt Richtel
The Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday approved Takeda Pharmaceutical’s 4502 2.96%increase; up pointing triangle Orzeyful, the first medication to treat narcolepsy by targeting a brain chemical that regulates wakefulness.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 6, 2026
Ukraine doesn't want Russia to know what has and hasn't been damaged or reveal details that might aid Moscow in further targeting.
From BBC ● Aug. 6, 2026
Disney said it is targeting $9 billion in stock buybacks this year, which is the second time it has increased its target this fiscal year.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 5, 2026
"They have endured targeting, imprisonment, exile, and surveillance for simply reporting the news. It is an honor to recognize their commitment to documenting the truth."
From Barron's ● Aug. 5, 2026
A TB epidemic, laced with MDR, had occurred in New York City in the late 1980s, largely targeting prisons, homeless shelters, and public hospitals.
From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French
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