goal
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If you’ve spent decades building something strong and secure, the goal now isn’t to make it dramatically bigger.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 11, 2026
"The plan and the goal is to get promoted straight away but we understand a lot of change has to take place," Jackson said.
From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026
With a goal by Haitian-born Joe Gaetjens—who would later disappear in Port-au-Prince under the regime of François Duvalier—the U.S. secured one of the most significant victories in its soccer history.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026
Princo’s Tuohey maintains the endowment’s goal remains achieving net-zero emissions by 2046, which is the university’s target year to have a net-zero campus.
From Barron's • Jun. 10, 2026
I ran downfield and positioned myself in front of the goal, being careful not to get offside.
From "Facing the Lion" by Joseph Lemasolai Lekuton and Herman Viola
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