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aim

[eym] / eɪm /




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The aim is for GBR to operate all passenger services by the end of 2027.

From BBC Sep. 20, 2026

The French presidency said the aim of the Paris talks was to review a Lebanese armed forces deployment plan based on a "clear, credible and realistic" framework.

From Barron's Sep. 17, 2026

In their view, the fears are overblown, and Coxon’s resignation has been a tool to accomplish that aim, promoted by some in the effective-altruism movement.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 17, 2026

Today, Sheeran contends his aim is to entertain, not inflame, and there’s every reason to believe he’s sincere in that claim.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 16, 2026

The aim of this chapter is simply to reflect on whether traditional approaches to racial justice advocacy are adequate to the task at hand.

From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander

One strategy aims to tell technicians where an infestation is still active, while another attempts to eliminate the termites with a more localized treatment.

From Science Daily Sep. 19, 2026

Pantoja aims to reclaim the belt he lost at UFC 331, with the main event beginning at 6 p.m. and streaming on Paramount+.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 19, 2026

The rate hike aims to counter persistent inflation and ease the impact of a weak yen.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 18, 2026

The site is central to a restoration programme that aims to boost this type of specialist habitat across the county.

From BBC Sep. 18, 2026

Nemur screeched as the audience, divided in its aims, became a tangle of arms and legs.

From "Flowers for Algernon" by Daniel Keyes

Discovery, amid new urgency for talks aimed at settling antitrust litigation brought by California Atty.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 20, 2026

The new incentive is aimed at bringing back jobs for the industry’s editors, sound mixers, composers and visual effects artists.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 19, 2026

Nvidia and Broadcom in their computing systems use something similar aimed at improving transmission called co-packaged optics.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 17, 2026

On top of that, further rate hikes aimed at taming inflation also risk slowing down the economy.

From MarketWatch Sep. 16, 2026

When Congress began the debates over the Sedition Act in the spring of 1798, Jefferson’s first fear was that it was aimed pointedly at him.

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis

With its current funding coming to an end, All Aboard Watersports has launched a Crowdfunder bid aiming to raise an initial £5,000 to help continue the project.

From BBC Sep. 20, 2026

That sentiment is part of what Villegas is aiming to target as he meets voters.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 13, 2026

"Talking about Grand Slams, it feels like a last push of the season," Sabalenka, who is aiming for her first major title of 2026, added.

From BBC Sep. 12, 2026

How many hours are you aiming for a night?

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 12, 2026

“You sound like you really admire him. Don’t tell me you’re aiming to be the next National Lecturer?”

From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros




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