achievement
Example Sentences
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In 2018, the brothers were honored with a lifetime achievement award at the Daytime Emmys, and in 2020, they received stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 13, 2026
"Her achievement means that she will be the first woman to command a service in Australian history," Marles told reporters.
From Barron's • Apr. 13, 2026
For Lavallo, who has spent two decades working with carbenes, the achievement carries both scientific and personal significance.
From Science Daily • Apr. 11, 2026
He was also a fellow at All Souls College, Oxford—by some measures the pinnacle of British academic achievement.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 2026
The key issue here is one of timescale: How long should one wait before dismissing a theoretical achievement or a technological advance as having little or no practical relevance?
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
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