achievement
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The Venice Film Festival kicks off on the sun-splashed Lido with a bang on Wednesday, with the glamorous cinema showcase handing George Clooney a lifetime achievement award on its opening night.
From Barron's ● Sep. 2, 2026
Sam Sacks praises Ms. Daanje’s “vast, teeming novel” as an achievement that will leave readers with “a sense of a world transformed.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 31, 2026
These awards can be based on merit — academic achievement, athletic ability and/or other special talents — or on financial need.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 31, 2026
Then there is her Imagination Library, which has reportedly distributed over 300 million books to children around the world since its launch in the late 1980s — an effort Dolly counted as her proudest achievement.
From Salon ● Aug. 26, 2026
When Shaffer completed the walk in early August, four months to the day after setting off, and reported his achievement to conference headquarters, no one there actually believed him.
From "A Walk in the Woods" by Bill Bryson
Milestones, and perhaps especially those punctuated with 13-digit achievements, can serve as a good time to reflect, says Booth, the chairman of Dimensional Fund Advisors.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 2, 2026
The 41-year-old had faced allegations of plagiarism and questions about some of his achievements.
From BBC ● Aug. 26, 2026
"Yes, we had operational achievements, but strategically we've failed."
From Barron's ● Aug. 25, 2026
It recognizes astronauts whose achievements have made an exceptional contribution to the nation's space program.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 24, 2026
He had some real achievements, but he is remembered at least as much for his eccentricities.
From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson
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