objective
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“Our sole objective in partnering with them was to expand our research enterprise.”
From Salon ● Oct. 20, 2026
"When was the idea of FFE first explored, by whom and with what objective?"
From BBC ● Oct. 19, 2026
But about four years ago, when reports of AI’s advancement began to break through to people paying attention, there was no declared objective: “We’ll split the atom, win the war, put man on the moon.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 15, 2026
Social isolation refers to an objective lack of social connections.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 10, 2026
By the end of the summer, he declared his intention to make the eradication of poverty a key legislative objective in 1964.
From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander
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Territorial acquisition was no longer necessary to achieve the objectives that earlier generations had pursued through expansion.
From Salon ● Oct. 13, 2026
Sefcovic said the EU wanted to deliver on three main objectives including tackling export surges from China to the bloc's market, especially in critical sectors, and increasing exports from Europe to China.
From Barron's ● Oct. 5, 2026
"Both operations successfully achieved their objectives," the spokesman said in a statement.
From BBC ● Oct. 4, 2026
Introducing the SEC proposals, Chairman Paul Atkins made the agency’s objectives clear.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026
Have the objectives evolved since the last time the students engaged with this subject matter?
From "Music and the Child" by Natalie Sarrazin
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