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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


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Most of her colleagues last month saw inflation returning to target in 2029.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 11, 2026

The Houthis claimed responsibility and said they had used cruise missiles to target the airport.

From BBC ● Oct. 11, 2026

Though sometimes the target is a single vehicle, authorities have also uncovered larger theft operations.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 11, 2026

"This gives us a whole new framework for understanding these diseases and a potential target for therapeutics," said Dr. Gupta.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 11, 2026

They reached the target, everybody dropped their bombs, and the squadron soared around to fly home, still in tight formation after Zhenya.

From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein

The latest United one targets Delta and American fliers, but there’s been a promotion running all year.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026

Admissions by Saudi authorities of civilian targets being hit are relatively rare.

From Barron's ● Oct. 9, 2026

Workers at both factories described pressure to meet group production targets of between 300 and 700 items a day.

From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2026

Aritzia expects new retail stores to contribute to the new growth targets, with 12 to 13 new boutiques and four to five boutique repositionings planned for the year, most of them in the U.S. market.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026

Adams hated phosphorus, which was only meant to be used to mark targets for artillery.

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

"Our findings show that it might be worthwhile to examine targeted antibiotics from ethnographic contexts - or, as in this case, from prehistoric contexts - in greater depth," concludes Siemssen.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 11, 2026

During contract talks in 2023, Fain called targeted strikes of certain auto plants, such as the Kentucky facility where Ford produces its most profitable trucks.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026

Other foreign visitors have been targeted in criminal attacks on Mexico's Pacific coast.

From Barron's ● Oct. 9, 2026

This is the third insurer the county has targeted over its January 2025 claims handling.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 8, 2026

You feel both invincible and yet targeted, as if the world—as if the universe—doesn’t want you to feel this dizzying enlightenment.

From "Challenger Deep" by Neal Shusterman

“They’re targeting people who can’t afford to make a mistake with their retirement.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 11, 2026

Steve Keim, a former general manager of the Arizona Cardinals, says he was a victim of an alleged e-commerce scam targeting NFL players.

From Barron's ● Oct. 9, 2026

But he’s also targeting her now because his previous attempt to fire her flopped.

From Slate ● Oct. 9, 2026

Most of these factories use inedible offcuts from fishing because nearly every U.S. state has outlawed the targeting of whole fish for fishmeal.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 9, 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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