achievement
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"I'm disappointed to have a bronze but I think 10 years after my first medal, it is such an achievement to be in a place to come back year after year," Asher-Smith said.
From BBC ● Aug. 13, 2026
Baffert had said in a post Monday on X that the “greatest achievement in racing will always be winning the Triple Crown.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 5, 2026
El-Sayed’s close win, in which he underperformed the polling, in some ways undersells his achievement.
From Slate ● Aug. 5, 2026
The agreement in June marked the Petro's greatest achievement in an otherwise unsuccessful series of talks.
From Barron's ● Aug. 4, 2026
The impulsive actor had to tell someone of his achievement or he would burst!
From "Chasing Lincoln's Killer" by James L. Swanson
Critics have debated in the build-up to Makhachev's bout with Machado Garry if his achievements have surpassed team-mate and coach Khabib Nurmagomedov.
From BBC ● Aug. 13, 2026
Novak Djokovic spent years chasing Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal, trying to match them in tennis achievements and fan adulation.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 13, 2026
Arday resigned as a Cambridge professor of sociology of education last week amid allegations of plagiarism and questions about some of his achievements.
From BBC ● Aug. 12, 2026
In 2024 then–Surgeon General Vivek Murthy identified one of the main culprits: “A ‘culture of comparison’—often perpetuated online—around milestones, parenting and achievements, ‘has left many families feeling exhausted, burned out, and perpetually behind.’
From Slate ● Aug. 11, 2026
Despite these considerable obstacles, Colored people fought for our rights and took pride in our achievements.
From "Reaching for the Moon" by Katherine Johnson
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