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goals

  • plural
    of goal.
    goal
    noun
    the result or achievement toward which effort is directed; aim; end.

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What’s really effective about that is, number one, you’re speaking to the manager’s goals and making it in their interest to do this.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 21, 2026

Before facing the Black Cats, City had only conceded two goals in their first four Premier League games.

From BBC ● Sep. 20, 2026

Saturday's 3-2 loss against Aston Villa sees them sit 19th going into the break - despite scoring their first two league goals of the campaign.

From BBC ● Sep. 20, 2026

An uncharacteristic performance from Arsenal saw them ship three goals at Brighton - but boss Mikel Arteta believes their first Premier League defeat this season could prove a "big lesson".

From BBC ● Sep. 19, 2026

The source of the disagreement goes much deeper, however, involving conflicting attitudes toward government itself, competing versions of citizenship, differing postures toward the twin goals of freedom and equality.

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