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objective

[uhb-jek-tiv] / əbˈdʒɛk tɪv /




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"The Fed's number one objective is to get monetary policy right -- or as near to it as we possibly can," he says in his prepared remarks.

From Barron's Jul. 14, 2026

The Federal Public Prosecutor's Office accused the two defendants of having been part of this systematic campaign, "the Islamic State's objective to destroy the Yazidi religion."

From BBC Jul. 13, 2026

That was the number one objective: to recover consumption.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 9, 2026

“Read the proposed rule. We require a rigorous, objective, thorough and analytical fiduciary process that must be documented.”

From Salon Jul. 9, 2026

He is always left with the uneasy notion that maybe any objective drapery is as good as any other for any emotion.

From "Native Son" by Richard Wright

The Times offered him at least two separate positions in 2024 that satisfied his expressed career objectives, before he applied for the real estate deputy editor job, it said.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 11, 2026

That university was never built, but the need for its proposed objectives never ceased.

From Salon Jul. 10, 2026

Speaking to the BBC from a government compound with a gleaming golden minaret, Mehdi Nobani, said neither Israel nor the US had achieved their military objectives, including regime change.

From BBC Jul. 2, 2026

"That's what this committee has signed up to do. The objectives, the strategy and the rest, that's still to come."

From Barron's Jul. 2, 2026

His entire life had been the summation of carefully tailored strategies, ideas, and objectives that could be planned, perfected, and executed.

From "Beasts of Prey" by Ayana Gray




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