target
Example Sentences
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Osorio joined him in Mexico after a lawyer told him that U.S. immigration agents might target him, too, because he has tattoos, even though they are of birds and flowers.
From Los Angeles Times
Many of the diagnoses that Medicare stopped paying extra for were ones the company had previously targeted, according to internal UnitedHealth documents cited in the report.
Sir Mark said the fall in homicide was a result of targeted police action against organised criminal gangs and greater use of technology including live facial recognition.
From BBC
Another says that when their small practice was sold to a large company, "it was crazy... It was all about hitting targets".
From BBC
The villa's exact location is being kept secret for now, over fears it could be targeted by rogue metal detectorists.
From BBC
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
