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accomplishment

[uh-kom-plish-muhnt] / əˈkɒm plɪʃ mənt /


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“Yet as Leon’s mom too, every milestone, accomplishment, and birthday that Ari reaches is shadowed by the realization that Leon should be experiencing just as much of life, by his brother’s side.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 30, 2026

When their study of AI conquering Atari games was published, Hassabis stood up at a DeepMind meeting and toasted what they all thought was a huge accomplishment.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 21, 2026

SpaceX has successfully put its Starship megarocket into orbit for the first time, a major accomplishment for the company.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 28, 2026

Graves told ProPublica that he had high regard for Bunch — “his accomplishment with the African American museum was remarkable” — but that he became worried that the Smithsonian was operating within a bubble.

From Salon ● Sep. 25, 2026

But it counts double for me, since I’ve never had an accomplishment before—despite my many years of trying.

From "Linked" by Gordon Korman

Mr. Murakami may, after so many literary accomplishments, be comfortable offering us so little.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 1, 2026

While Bass’ campaign website references infrastructure improvements around streets, sidewalks and crosswalks under her reasons for running and her list of accomplishments, there’s been no mention of rail, buses or public transit.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 19, 2026

They can’t point to any genuinely positive accomplishments.

From Salon ● Oct. 13, 2026

Such a move would threaten to open the proverbial can of worms, raising questions over other accomplishments.

From BBC ● Sep. 26, 2026

We both stand there and admire Mom’s picture and her accomplishments.

From "Shine!" by J.J. and Chris Grabenstein


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