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objectives

  • plural
    of objective.
    objective
    noun
    something that one's efforts or actions are intended to attain or accomplish; purpose; goal; target: the objective of a fund-raising drive.

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"We removed a dose of accommodation so that financial and credit conditions would be more consistent with our ultimate objectives," Warsh said after the announcement.

From Barron's ● Sep. 17, 2026

Because AI doesn’t experience the consequences of the decisions it makes, it may take an ends-justify-the-means approach to its objectives unless given explicit parameters.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 15, 2026

This might be Anaheim’s last, best chance at satisfying those objectives.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 3, 2026

Its sweeping observations are also expected to support many discoveries beyond those central objectives.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 31, 2026

Our involvement will be so great that we cannot—without national humiliation—stop short of achieving our complete objectives.

From "Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War" by Steve Sheinkin