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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


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The next target may be a different member of Congress, a public official or a naturalized citizen without Omar’s visibility or resources.

From Salon ● Oct. 17, 2026

Petti rates EchoStar’s stock at overweight with a $144 price target.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 16, 2026

There was then a race against time to find Natland before he located his unknown target in England.

From BBC ● Oct. 16, 2026

Ueda said underlying inflation was quite close to 2% and reiterated that the BOJ wants to anchor the rate at the central bank’s target of 2%.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026

Unless they were using him as target practice, they didn’t want to be associated with their foster brother, and that was all right with Danny.

From "The Way to Rio Luna" by Zoraida Cordova

"South Korea and the United States deploy decoy targets to divert torpedoes, but AI could potentially help distinguish real targets from decoys," Lim Eul-chul, a professor at Kyungnam University, told AFP.

From Barron's ● Oct. 17, 2026

At home, Chinese brands are rapidly taking market share in Europe, while European automakers are struggling to meet EU emission targets and contending with surging energy costs that are sending manufacturing costs higher.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026

Despite the underwhelming data, the approval has given companies more confidence as they go after more ambitious targets in cancer, autoimmune and neurodegenerative spaces.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 15, 2026

But the company repeatedly delayed the vehicle, with Musk outlining several new targets and timelines that were missed.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 15, 2026

One of their targets was the royal governor of Massachusetts, Thomas Hutchinson.

From "George Washington, Spymaster" by Thomas B. Allen

Recognizing its importance to Germany's nuclear ambitions, Allied forces targeted the plant through sabotage and bombing operations.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 16, 2026

DBS expects the one-year benchmark lending rate to remain unchanged, with policymakers relying on targeted fiscal support rather than further rate cuts to sustain growth.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026

Authorities declined to say how many offices had been targeted, but several secretaries of state and congressional offices reported receiving the letters.

From BBC ● Oct. 15, 2026

Until now, the only lawsuits filed over the disaster had targeted public authorities.

From Barron's ● Oct. 15, 2026

The kids who targeted me probably didn’t understand what they were accusing me of either.

From "How Dare the Sun Rise" by Sandra Uwiringiyimana

Large-calibre machine guns such as Brownings are also being fitted with computerized targeting to hit fast-moving objects.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026

Seeking a fourth term, Lula is now targeting the 33.4 million Brazilians who stayed away from the first round -- more than one in five eligible voters.

From Barron's ● Oct. 16, 2026

The firm is targeting acquisitions of U.S. companies with enterprise values ranging from $200 million to $1 billion, Mendez said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 15, 2026

Mice with reduced PD-L2 activity also showed improvements in their ability to process sugar and demonstrated greater grip strength, suggesting that targeting the protein could influence physical functions affected by aging.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 14, 2026

He was blinking hard now, like he could barely see, and I realized he was targeting by the sound of my voice.

From "The Sea of Monsters" by Rick Riordan


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