goal
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"We should not give up on the goal of denuclearisation because we cannot pursue nuclear armament ourselves," he said.
From Barron's • Jun. 8, 2026
A "reasoning model" trained on task-specific examples interprets the goal and formulates Phantom's action plan.
From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026
When the New England Patriots blocked a field goal in this year’s AFC Championship game, putting the team on the cusp of a Super Bowl trip, Austin Sagan wasn’t cheering like his Patriots-obsessed dad.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026
For the U.S. and Mexico the goal is to get beyond the quarterfinals, the high-water mark for both countries in the modern era.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 8, 2026
“The goal wasn’t to win. We were trying to have the longest game of freeze tag in history, remember? And that only lasted eighteen minutes.”
From "Zara’s Rules for Record-Breaking Fun" by Hena Khan
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