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target

[tahr-git] / ˈtɑr gɪt /


VERB
aim an attack at
Synonyms


VERB
direct a message to
Synonyms
STRONGEST
STRONG
pitch to


Example Sentences

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The dissenters expressed doubt that inflation would slow toward the Fed’s 2% target without higher interest rates.

From MarketWatch Jul. 31, 2026

In the report, the BOJ emphasized the importance of stabilizing underlying inflation around 2% to reduce the risk of overshooting its target.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 31, 2026

The government's official growth target for this year is 4.5-5.0 percent -- the lowest in decades.

From Barron's Jul. 31, 2026

Their dynamic is as one-sided as a carnival knife-thrower and her target.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 30, 2026

Without taking her eyes off the first target, Anya pulled an arrow out of her quiver, nocked it against the bowstring, and breathed deeply through her nose.

From Anya and the Nightingale by Sofiya Pasternack

The bank’s targets could be factoring in a performance drag from its insurance operations, greater competition and a higher cost of growth, the analyst says.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 31, 2026

That's something else that Eddie has maybe looked at, because there has to be a reason why Newcastle are not getting so many of their targets.

From BBC Jul. 30, 2026

It also includes a summary of ratings and consensus stock-price targets.

From MarketWatch Jul. 30, 2026

Possible targets include functional organic molecules, biomolecular building blocks, and materials designed to capture or transfer energy from light.

From Science Daily Jul. 30, 2026

They had been warned to leave Montgomery as quickly as they could, so as not to provide targets for angry segregationists.

From "Because They Marched" by Russell Freedman

Aschenbrenner party blamed short sellers who targeted the firm’s positions for exacerbating the fund’s losses, the letter said.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 31, 2026

Sarsour’s lawyers argued the government had targeted him to suppress his First Amendment right to free speech.

From Salon Jul. 30, 2026

Millar said the whole framework of support for families needed to be looked at but warned that help had to be targeted.

From BBC Jul. 29, 2026

He said that, over time, it appeared that operations became less and less targeted until the Aug. 14 operation at the Newsom news conference, which had no targets at all.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 29, 2026

Both jungles and rice fields suspected of being used by the Viet Cong were targeted.

From "Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam" by Elizabeth Partridge

Former Home Secretary Yvette Cooper banned the group on advice from the police and security officials after an escalating spate of break-ins targeting Elbit, an Israeli-owned defence firm.

From BBC Jul. 30, 2026

He called out the company’s 43% Azure growth rate for the fiscal fourth quarter, and the fact that the company is targeting a 45% growth rate for the September quarter in constant currency.

From MarketWatch Jul. 30, 2026

Renault is targeting an average EUR400 reduction in costs per vehicle each year for the medium term, it said.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 29, 2026

The school is targeting early 2027 for activity to begin at the site.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 29, 2026

“That would mean instead of random vandalism, the Purple Thumb is targeting a single company,” he said.

From "City Spies" by James Ponti




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