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[aym] / eɪm /




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Dr. Peter Chin-Hong, a UC San Francisco infectious-disease expert, said people should aim to get the shot ideally before mid-October.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 8, 2026

Lai’s office condemned acts carried out “with the aim of suppressing, threatening, or even harming advocates of freedom and democracy and their families,” Kuo said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 5, 2026

They aim to give people a comprehensive picture of their bodies and a roadmap for the decades of adulthood still ahead.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 5, 2026

The Cambridge University graduate took aim at tech industry culture, saying companies "run on a startup mindset: move fast, break things, fix them later."

From Barron's ● Oct. 5, 2026

He also retained the rights to all crew diaries, with the aim of publishing them at the end of a successful trip.

From "Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World" by Jennifer Armstrong

The move aims to encourage a public debate on longer-term regulation, he said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026

The citywide annual event aims to bring technology to everyday consumers and constituents, and AI was one of its biggest concerns.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 8, 2026

There’s been a terrible mix-up at the Ghost Guild, a supernatural organization that aims to “protect and serve the spectral.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026

The sport has been backed heavily by the NFL, which aims to help it earn selection for Brisbane 2032 too.

From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2026

He aims it at me and takes a picture.

From "The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl" by Stacy McAnulty

Meta's focus on privacy and security seems aimed at reassuring consumers.

From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2026

When Strong took on the part he aimed for complete verisimilitude.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026

The California Coastal Commission requires that relocation studies be conducted as part of its oversight under the California Coastal Act, a law aimed at protecting the state’s 1,100-mile coastline.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 8, 2026

The European Union's top commerce official was due in China on Thursday for talks aimed at bringing both sides back from the brink of a mutually damaging trade war.

From Barron's ● Oct. 7, 2026

George couldn’t have aimed well enough to hit the polar bear even if he’d been trying.

From "Two Degrees" by Alan Gratz

Wilshere, who is aiming to guide Luton to promotion to the Championship this season, felt one of his managerial strengths was being able to warn his young players of the perils of professional football.

From BBC ● Oct. 3, 2026

Google is aiming to find out whether data centers can run in space, the WSJ’s Rebecca Cadenhead writes.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026

For most adults, this means aiming to do muscle strengthening activities at least once or twice a week, targeting the major muscle groups of the legs, hips, back, abdomen, chest, shoulders and arms.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 2, 2026

The Dodgers are the reigning back-to-back champions and are aiming to become the first National League team to win three World Series in a row.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 2, 2026

The problem was that Inej was no longer certain what she was aiming for.

From "Six of Crows" by Leigh Bardugo




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