Example Sentences

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As they attempt to build market share, both Kalshi and Polymarket have aimed marketing at an eager group of users that isn’t known for financial discretion: college students.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 6, 2026

Despite the ongoing tensions, observers say that until now both sides have aimed to contain hostilities without crossing the line into full-scale war.

From BBC • Sep. 17, 2024

In recent years, scientists have aimed to clone the Tasmanian tiger or thylacine, an extinct marsupial.

From Salon • Jun. 19, 2024

SB 9 is one of the highest-profile laws approved in response to California’s housing affordability problems as Gov. Gavin Newsom and state lawmakers have aimed to spur new homebuilding.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 29, 2024

George couldn’t have aimed well enough to hit the polar bear even if he’d been trying.

From "Two Degrees" by Alan Gratz