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[ verb ] to gain with effort

Examples

: "she achieved her goal despite setbacks."

Used in print

(The Atlanta Constitution...)

However , the jury said it believes `` these two offices should be combined to achieve greater efficiency and reduce the cost of administration '' .

(The New York Times,...)

But he also achieved something that endeared him to every duffer who ever flubbed a shot .

The idol of the hackers , of_course , is Ray_Ainsley , who achieved a 19 in the United_States_Open .

(The Times-Picayune, [New Orleans]...)

Many styles have perforations and an almost weightlessness achieved via unlined leathers .

(Schubert Ogden, Christ Without Myth....)

In arguing in this way , we are obviously taking for granted that a demythologized restatement of the kerygma can be achieved ; and that we firmly believe this will presently become evident when we set_forth reasons to justify such a conviction .

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