Recent Examples on the WebYet this has never been a stated goal of any education policy reform in the past half century.—Brandon Busteed, Forbes, 21 Feb. 2024 An effort to cut down on users improperly sharing Disney+ accounts in particular helps to bolster Iger’s stated goal to make the streaming service profitable by the end of 2024.—Rob Wile, NBC News, 1 Feb. 2024 At present, however, PG&E appears to have failed to even come close to its stated goal of reining in yearly increases in monthly bills so that annual increases are in the 2% to 4% range.—George Avalos, The Mercury News, 2 Jan. 2024 The stated purpose of that expedition was to lay telegraph lines, but Kennan was actually motivated by the same thing that drove so many Victorian explorers: fragile masculinity.—W. M. Akers, New York Times, 7 Dec. 2023 The stated purpose of torture was to get information and obtain confessions, but the real purpose of torture was to maintain power through fear.—Christopher Justin Einolf, The Conversation, 18 Dec. 2023 More than 1,600 people had signed the petition by Saturday, with a stated goal of 2,500 signatures.—Jenny Gold, Los Angeles Times, 16 Dec. 2023 The stated goal, employees said, was to make it to separation of the rocket booster and the Starship craft.—Samantha Masunaga, Los Angeles Times, 18 Nov. 2023 The stated purpose of Beacon 23 is to keep spaceships safe by steering them away from dark matter.—Angie Han, The Hollywood Reporter, 12 Nov. 2023
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