achieve

Example Sentences

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Hedge funds achieved a 3.6% year to date return through February, their best start since 2012, driven by managed futures and global macro.

From Barron's

Some of your friends have likely already achieved this milestone, which can stir up anxiety about where you are in life compared with them.

From MarketWatch

That notion runs counter to the lessons of wars—from the bombing of North Vietnam to NATO’s campaign in Kosovo—where political outcomes couldn’t be achieved solely from the skies.

From The Wall Street Journal

The evolution of warfare has not been accompanied by a corresponding evolution in the mechanisms for achieving or sustaining peace.

From Salon

McEvoy said his record fulfilled a childhood dream and was achieved by focusing on strength training rather than spending hours in the pool.

From BBC