targets

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Taliban government spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid said earlier that Pakistani strikes had hit targets in the provinces of Kunar, Khost and Paktika.

From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026

Cancer heavyweights such as Merck and Bristol-Myers Squibb have been searching for targets because their blockbusters, Keytruda and Opdivo, face patent expirations that will erode sales for some of the industry’s bestselling drugs.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026

This chatter coincided roughly with articles appearing in the press reporting that OpenAI was struggling to hit internal revenue and user growth targets.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 10, 2026

WhiteHawk hedges 90% of its commodity price risk for the next 12 months and targets paying 75% of cash as dividends.

From Barron's • Jun. 9, 2026

The targets had once looked like straw men but now looked more like straw lumps.

From Anya and the Nightingale by Sofiya Pasternack