objective
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“Our sole objective in partnering with them was to expand our research enterprise.”
From Salon ● Oct. 20, 2026
"Our objective was to preliminarily determine the effect of blueberry consumption on the gut microbiome, metabolites, and depressive symptoms."
From Science Daily ● Oct. 18, 2026
“Our current objective is keeping the fire within its current footprint,” he said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 17, 2026
"Now the clear objective is against Newcastle because of the lack of points in the Premier League."
From BBC ● Oct. 14, 2026
Now then, the objective was to retrieve what was stolen, and we gave ye a hint that it was the most valuable thing you’d find.
From "Amari and the Night Brothers" by B.B. Alston
New York just announced that all high school students must be taught these 33 learning objectives, everything from how to buy a home to how to pay off your credit card.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 22, 2026
The agreement illustrates a historical pattern: The United States no longer needs to annex land to achieve its strategic objectives abroad.
From Salon ● Oct. 13, 2026
He soon formalized the declaration of war and the war’s objectives in a meeting with the security cabinet.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 2026
Leading artificial intelligence companies do not know how to keep AI systems from pursuing objectives their developers did not assign, whistleblower Jacob Coxon, a former OpenAI and Anthropic employee, warned Monday.
From Barron's ● Oct. 5, 2026
Have the objectives evolved since the last time the students engaged with this subject matter?Have the objectives evolved since the last time the students engaged with this subject matter?
From "Music and the Child" by Natalie Sarrazin
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