aim
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A commerce ministry spokesperson said Friday in a statement that the proposed measures aim to ensure that AI technology is safe and controllable.
From The Wall Street Journal β Oct. 16, 2026
"The aim here is to stop the ships going through and to deter others," he added.
From BBC β Oct. 16, 2026
Their aim, they say, is to provide a transparent look at Holmes, who was convicted of defrauding investors in her blood-testing company Theranos in 2022.
From The Wall Street Journal β Oct. 16, 2026
Coach Kevin Rouet has targeted victory over the Red Roses as the main aim for Canada in 2026, with his team playing on home soil for the first time in more than 14 months.
From BBC β Oct. 14, 2026
Our soldiers aim their muskets into the dark forest.
From "Blood on the River" by Elisa Carbone
It’s still unclear when Tesla aims to begin delivering the car to customers, or even how much it will cost.
From MarketWatch β Oct. 16, 2026
Granted by the International Astronomical Union in 2011, the status aims to safeguard the right of any citizen to enjoy the night sky by helping to limit light pollution.
From BBC β Oct. 16, 2026
Its work aims to improve understanding of common diseases and translate laboratory discoveries into new approaches to treatment, benefiting patients in Singapore and internationally.
From Science Daily β Oct. 16, 2026
One is a so-called diversification instrument, which aims to reduce European companies’ dependencies on one country for the inputs they need.
From The Wall Street Journal β Oct. 14, 2026
The light slants into the room, aims my shadow toward Sohrab.
From "The Kite Runner" by Khaled Hosseini
France and Germany struck a deal aimed at safeguarding Europe’s struggling auto sector, including becoming more flexible with decarbonization rules and providing incentives for investment.
From The Wall Street Journal β Oct. 16, 2026
Special Order 40 was aimed at reassuring the city’s immigrants that they could safely report a crime or serve as a witness without fear of deportation.
From Los Angeles Times β Oct. 16, 2026
Recent measures by Beijing aimed at property sector stabilisation and job creation "form a modest, targeted 'mini-stimulus'", Alicia Garcia-Herrero, Asia-Pacific chief economist at Natixis, told AFP.
From Barron's β Oct. 15, 2026
Range risk arrives from the outside, on relatively cheap drones aimed at facilities holding billions of dollars of equipment.
From MarketWatch β Oct. 14, 2026
Her staccato words felt like bullets, all aimed at me.
From "Code Name Kingfisher" by Liz Kessler
Domjan is aiming to make the first manned solar-powered flight into the stratosphere, which at Switzerland's latitude begins at around 10,000 to 12,000 metres, depending on climatic conditions.
From Barron's β Oct. 16, 2026
Venture Global is aiming to build gas-fired generation to supply electricity to AI data centers, the WSJ’s Jennifer Hiller and Benoît Morenne write.
From The Wall Street Journal β Oct. 16, 2026
The robotics field is pursuing the same playbook that powered the rise of large language models, aiming to teach AI models about the physical world by feeding them as much data as possible.
From MarketWatch β Oct. 16, 2026
After obliterating Inter Milan 5-0 in the 2025 final before squeezing past Arsenal on penalties in last season's showpiece game, Luis Enrique's side are aiming to win a third consecutive European crown.
From BBC β Oct. 14, 2026
The raft climbed higher and higher, aiming for the circular hole in the ceiling, until we shot out of the darkness of the Thicket and into the red-orange glow of the afternoon sun.
From "Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky" by Kwame Mbalia
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