aimed

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He insisted that his campaign was aimed at Angelenos angry about how the city was being managed, as evidenced by disrepair of city streets and unchecked homeless encampments.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026

Gerstner expressed concerns that investors are “layering up” right now, noting that “there are 14 exchange-traded funds launching on the day of the SpaceX IPO,” some of which are aimed at levering returns.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 8, 2026

He also said the company ran services aimed at getting people to medical facilities.

From BBC • Jun. 7, 2026

Yet the notion that the economy faces mass technological unemployment doesn’t fit the evidence and risks prompting legislation aimed at the wrong problem.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026

When Congress began the debates over the Sedition Act in the spring of 1798, Jefferson’s first fear was that it was aimed pointedly at him.

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis