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am aiming

  • present progressive of aim (1st person singular).

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I believe that I will be able to achieve the score I am aiming for.

From BBC Jan. 23, 2026

And I am aiming with a chip poised above you I'm gonna show you that I love you … before it’s too late.

From Washington Post Sep. 22, 2022

"I have decided to push myself a bit further and now am aiming to complete a lap without my walker," she said.

From BBC Jan. 7, 2022

“I still have a long way to go, I just have to be disciplined because I am aiming to become the best footballer in the world,” she said.

From Seattle Times Jul. 26, 2021

Lest the reader may fancy I am aiming to elevate myself, by claiming too much intimacy with great men, I must state that my only acquaintance with Col.

From My Bondage and My Freedom by Douglass, Frederick