as in achieved
to obtain (as a goal) through effort
a stunning performance that notched up a second Academy Award for the actor
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Luckily, this look can also be achieved without buying anything new.—
Kathleen Walsh,
Glamour,
2 Feb. 2026 -
Nobody else has achieved that feat since.—
Peter Sblendorio,
New York Daily News,
1 Feb. 2026
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The feat adds to a record-setting career for the Puerto Rican singer, who's won album of the year at the Grammy Awards (the first Spanish-language album to do so), topped the Billboard 200 chart four times and performed as a solo headliner at the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival.—
Edward Segarra,
USA Today,
5 Feb. 2026
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The Power Play multiplier does not apply to prizes won in the Double Play drawing.—
Tanya Wildt,
Freep.com,
5 Feb. 2026
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What was once seen as a joke has attained the status of a prophecy.—
Jonathan Chait,
The Atlantic,
25 Jan. 2026
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This portfolio has consistently outshined its benchmark—a composite of the S&P 500, Russell, and S&P MidCap indexes—and attained returns exceeding 105% since its inception.—
Trefis Team,
Forbes.com,
21 Jan. 2026
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The Knights gained their two-game lead Friday with a 94-86 home win over Palomar.—
Bill Center,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
27 Jan. 2026
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Honnold gained world-wide fame after ascending Yosemite National Park’s 3,000-foot El Capitan without safety equipment or rope in 2017.—
Yuliya Talmazan,
NBC news,
26 Jan. 2026
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Even models’ eyelashes were made from recycled wool fibers.—
Amy O’Brien,
Vogue,
30 Jan. 2026
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The researchers also observed superconductivity in flexible films made from niobium carbide nanoscrolls.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
30 Jan. 2026
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“Notched (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/notched%20%28up%29. Accessed 5 Feb. 2026.
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