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target

[tahr-git] / ˈtɑr gɪt /


VERB
aim an attack at
Synonyms


VERB
direct a message to
Synonyms
STRONGEST
STRONG
pitch to


Example Sentences

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After six months of treatment, about 25% of participants without the variants met the recommended HbA1c target, compared with 11.5% of those with the p.S539W variant and 18.5% of those with the p.D563G variant.

From Science Daily • Apr. 12, 2026

He still thinks that the inflation gauge the Fed targets will show 4% this year, twice the central bank’s target.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 12, 2026

Coherent’s stock rose 8.2% on Friday to $307.50 per share — already above Chatterjee’s new $300 price target.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 11, 2026

Planet initially said its original 14-day delay policy was "to ensure our imagery is not tactically leveraged by adversarial actors to target allied and Nato-partner personnel and civilians".

From BBC • Apr. 11, 2026

We don’t know the target yet, but we know the Luftwaffe’s got a few thousand aircraft, fighters and bombers, massed in fields along the coast of France.

From "The Bletchley Riddle" by Ruta Sepetys and Steve Sheinkin




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