Example Sentences

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Researchers are aiming for levels between 500 kilowatts and 1 megawatt per thruster in the coming years.

From Science Daily • May 6, 2026

BMG and Concord are aiming to operate the largest “independent music company in the world,” behind the music industry’s “Big Three” — Universal Music Group, Warner Music Group and Sony Music Entertainment.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 28, 2026

Arsenal and Atletico Madrid are aiming to become first-time champions of Europe.

From BBC • Apr. 27, 2026

Beyond our solar system, scientists are aiming to search the atmospheres of exoplanets—worlds orbiting other stars—for molecules that betray the presence of biology.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 23, 2026

Auntie Fatima marches around the table clockwise, making a sample bag to show us what we are aiming for: a muddle of cheap, kitschy candy.

From "Saints and Misfits" by S.K. Ali