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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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U.S. authorities adopted a new strategy in October to target addresses of company secretaries in Hong Kong to disrupt shell company creation.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 11, 2026

Coherent’s stock rose 8.2% on Friday to $307.50 per share — already above Chatterjee’s new $300 price target.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 11, 2026

The first actual Moon landing - Artemis IV - is targeted for 2028, though there are doubts that target is achievable.

From BBC • Apr. 11, 2026

"A novel aspect of the paper was our use of powerful mass spectrometry sequencing to identify molecular mimicry between the adenovirus vector protein and the PF4 culprit target," she says.

From Science Daily • Apr. 10, 2026

Their target was five stories over their heads and hidden from view, but they had to hit the pools dead-on.

From "Meltdown" by Deirdre Langeland




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