goal
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"I'm very happy for her and for the whole team because that was an important goal."
From BBC ● Oct. 9, 2026
Walmart and Symbotic haven’t achieved the goal yet, but have made progress, said executives at both companies.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026
He made a game-winning field goal as a sophomore on varsity when the other kickers were unavailable.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 8, 2026
An assist and a goal by the eight-time Ballon d'Or winner ensured a 2-0 victory over the African side.
From Barron's ● Oct. 8, 2026
It’s an amazing achievement, but we're still five times that many away from reaching our goal.
From "Linked" by Gordon Korman
Take Pitt’s “F1: The Movie” and this year’s “Heart of the Beast,” where Pitt plays hypermasculine characters whose lives, actions and goals are defined by a relentless desire to come out on top.
From Salon ● Oct. 9, 2026
By dragging teams towards one side of the pitch, finding players in the middle or far side of the pitch in space has been a tactic that has led to goals this season too.
From BBC ● Oct. 9, 2026
From the start, one of Walmart’s primary automation goals has been building a neat, tightly wrapped pallet in the exact order that it needs to be unloaded at stores, which would save on labor costs.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026
Liverpool went on to score three goals in 19 first-half minutes and knocked City out.
From BBC ● Oct. 9, 2026
Arts as Curriculum—presence of arts teachers in the school teaching art, music, etc. using the state standard goals for their own specific discipline.
From "Music and the Child" by Natalie Sarrazin
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