Example Sentences

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Though Beijing has experienced its share of failures, its lunar program is achieving serious leaps in the technologies that matter.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 29, 2026

The challenge, of course, is achieving this curtailed work life without sacrificing your career or your financial security.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 4, 2026

It’s hard for a state to properly manage its finances when there’s confusion over how much it’s really spending, or whether that money is achieving its intended purpose.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 27, 2026

Yamal is achieving things few 17-year-olds have ever done before.

From BBC • Jun. 5, 2025

Working with the absolute minimum of staff and outside expenses, it is achieving the maximum amount of good.

From Over the Fireside with Silent Friends by King, Richard