as in to achieve
to obtain (as a goal) through effort
among British actors he holds the distinction of having clocked up the most performances of Hamlet on the London stage
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At this point, achieving half that number might be a stretch.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
3 Apr. 2025 -
One of the big reasons for this, say three McKinsey consultants, is that... Post Buy Copies The numbers tell the story: Women achieved educational parity with men more than 40 years ago and today are outperforming men in formal educational settings.—
Kweilin Ellingrud,
Harvard Business Review,
3 Apr. 2025
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Chicago Tribune Arnold Palmer, who cooked up the notion of the modern Grand Slam in 1960 — after Gene Sarazen and Ben Hogan had achieved it — played the PGA Championship 34 times without winning to complete the slam.—
Doug Ferguson,
Chicago Tribune,
8 Apr. 2025
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Federer had to wait five months from winning the Swiss Indoors in October 2018 to the Dubai Championships in March 2019 to complete the century.—
Tim Ellis,
Forbes.com,
8 Apr. 2025
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Best of all, Priority Pass membership is a lot easier to attain than elite status with an airline.—
Paul Rubio,
AFAR Media,
27 Mar. 2025
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Inflation stands well below a peak attained in 2022, though price increases register nearly a percentage point higher than the Fed's goal of 2%.—
Max Zahn,
ABC News,
26 Mar. 2025
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The strategy is straightforward: invest at least $2,000 in a company's stock to gain shareholder rights, then submit resolutions pushing for corporate responsibility.—
Doc Louallen,
ABC News,
11 Apr. 2025
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Understanding Mars will give us an opportunity to gain such knowledge.—
Jonathan O’Callaghan,
JSTOR Daily,
10 Apr. 2025
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For a list of stock recommendations like these made in The Prudent Speculator, visit theprudentspeculator.com.—
John Buckingham,
Forbes.com,
4 Apr. 2025
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While her 25-year-old brother Presley Gerber was missing from the group outing, Kaia and her parents made their presence known on the red carpet at the Winter Garden Theatre, matching in black ensembles.—
Ingrid Vasquez,
People.com,
4 Apr. 2025
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“Clock (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/clock%20%28up%29. Accessed 15 Apr. 2025.
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