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targets

  • plural of target.
  • present tense form of target (3rd person singular).

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Appeared in the May 5, 2026, print edition as 'Anthropic’s New AI Tool Targets Financial Crime'.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 4, 2026

Appeared in the March 27, 2026, print edition as 'DOJ Targets Medical School Admissions'.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 26, 2026

Targets: Submarines and surface vessels weighing more than 250 tons.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 12, 2026

Targets in other nations are different and the interim targets for March set by the UK government do not apply.

From BBC • Mar. 12, 2026

Targets that I loved, or at least wished to preserve, or in the case of Rasseem didn’t really care for, but still.

From "The Many Assassinations of Samir, the Seller of Dreams" by Daniel Nayeri