achieve
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"What we're trying to achieve is to make rugby league in the UK and Europe as strong as possible," he told BBC Sport.
From BBC ● Aug. 13, 2026
SpaceX on Wednesday unveiled its latest artificial-intelligence model, which could help it achieve CEO Elon Musk’s revenue goals.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 12, 2026
"We are in this process to achieve a democratic and free Venezuela," the politician wrote on X on Tuesday.
From Barron's ● Aug. 12, 2026
Hannover Re HNR1 -0.40%decrease; red down pointing triangle reported a lower net profit for the second quarter, hit by currency headwinds, but said it is on track to achieve its full-year guidance.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 12, 2026
To achieve this, the staff offered mediocre service; the rooms were kept clean, but not too clean, and the building’s lone elevator was almost always out of order.
From "City Spies" by James Ponti
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The test of the Warsh Fed, as with all chairmen, is whether the central bank achieves and maintains price stability.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 12, 2026
As the company achieves notable growth — sales more than doubled in the latest quarter — it’s also impressing Wall Street with its profit performance.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 12, 2026
FKT is short for the “fastest known time” that a person or small group achieves on a particular course, usually somewhere it would be difficult or impossible to host an actual race.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 3, 2026
They said the new deal "achieves this without any government funding or cost to taxpayers".
From BBC ● Jul. 21, 2026
Rather than use logos—detailed arguments and eye-glazing statistics about the ways in which the charity achieves the greatest good, distributes its funds, and so on—the ad shoots straight for the heart.
From "Words Like Loaded Pistols" by Sam Leith
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“Nimblewill Nomad” Eberhart, who knew my parents, achieved this feat at age 83 in 2021, taking the honor from Greybeard, who set a record at age 82 in 2017.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 15, 2026
Johnson-Thompson achieved the sixth global podium of her career at last year's World Championships - and her third in as many years since recovering from a devastating Achilles rupture.
From BBC ● Aug. 14, 2026
Only five months ago, Daniel Flores achieved a lifelong dream by opening a bike workshop.
From Barron's ● Aug. 14, 2026
If achieved, that would mark major growth for the company and match SpaceX CEO Elon Musk’s own end-of-year revenue target.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 13, 2026
Probably no divers other than the Mediterranean sponge divers who grew up on the water and earned their living by diving could have achieved it.
From "Shipwrecked!" by Martin W. Sandler
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Losing weight can reduce some of these risks, but achieving substantial weight loss through diet and exercise alone can be difficult.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 15, 2026
Chatterjee believes the company is capable of achieving the Rule of 50 — meaning that its annual revenue growth and profit margin would add up to 50% or more — by fiscal 2030.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 13, 2026
“We hope that by having a grand jury return an indictment in this case it will bring us one step closer to a trial and achieving justice.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 12, 2026
“We’re achieving this even during a period where there’s a fair amount of macro uncertainty.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 9, 2026
“But there was nothing he cared about more deeply than achieving a lasting peace in the world.”
From "Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War" by Steve Sheinkin
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