as in purpose
something that one hopes or intends to accomplish
leaving the world a better place than I found it is one of my main goals
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Recent Examples of goal
Would Montreal have liked to see Bolduc take another step and break out closer to the 25-goal range?
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Harman Dayal, New York Times, 7 Jan. 2026
Look for duties that support your long-term goals.
—Tarot.com, Baltimore Sun, 7 Jan. 2026
The Sharks had a slow start to Wednesday’s game and allowed the first goal.
—Curtis Pashelka, Mercury News, 31 Dec. 2025
In 2026, however, that goal will come into sharper focus.
—Jackie Wattles, CNN Money, 31 Dec. 2025
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The information provided in this article is for general informational and educational purposes only.—
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The core purpose of Taste Addison – promoting Addison's 200+ restaurants – will be reenvisioned to include new, year-round options to support and elevate North Texas' most vibrant dining hub.—
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The aim is to dig into general themes rather than specific transfers that are currently ongoing to give a broad picture of as many elements as possible.—
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Nasa’s aim was to return astronauts to the Moon and ultimately establish a permanent lunar base.—
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Dumas has worked for Valero for four years but just moved to the Benicia location from Arizona a year ago, just a few months before the energy company announced a possible plan to cease or idle operations.—
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The plan is to develop a cost-effective, energy-efficient technology for making innovative plastics based on polybutylene succinate (PBS) which are made entirely out of organic waste.—
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Beijing’s activities in space are very active and their objectives are more opaque, according to Swope, the CSIS analyst.—
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Among Silvercorp’s objectives was the extradition of Maduro to face justice in the United States.—
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The attack took place just hours after Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy alerted the nation about Russia's intentions for a large-scale offensive.—
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Kansas and Missouri have spent the past 18 months trying to secure the team through sweeping stadium-funding incentives packages — which the Chiefs used last month to announce their intentions for a move to Kansas.—
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Pending final validation, the production-intent robotaxi is expected to enter production at Lucid’s Arizona factory later this year.—
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Using credit cards heavily in the weeks or months before filing, especially for nonessential purchases, can raise questions about intent.—
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Like most fiction, it’s made up of experiences, imagination, ideas, memories, emotions, speculation, knowledge and research.—
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Original sketches, color swatches and archival images tracing the history of yoga wear — which went from loose to form-fitting — along with rolls of Align fabric offered a visual display of how Align evolved from an idea into a global franchise over a decade.—
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Maintain a safe distance from water, wet items, and metal objects.—
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Each specimen’s unique characteristics reminded him of the patterns and patinas that distinguish the objects at the family’s haveli, or nobleman’s mansion, in the Pink City.—
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“Goal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/goal. Accessed 12 Jan. 2026.
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