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    take aim

    US /tek em/

    ・

    UK /teik eim/

    A1
    v.t.Transitive VerbTo point a weapon at a target.
    The soldier took aim before firing the rifle.
    v.t.Transitive VerbTo direct criticism or action towards someone or something.
    The journalist took aim at the politician's controversial policies.

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    Fourth U.S. Military shoot down of an unidentified object in a week

    04:52Fourth U.S. Military shoot down of an unidentified object in a week
    • Saturday's military operation came just a day after the President authorized the US to take aim at another unidentified object off the coast of Alaska,

      Saturday's military operation came just a day after the President authorized the US to take aim at another unidentified object off the coast of Alaska,

    B1

    When Your Body Attacks Itself – Autoimmune

    10:55When Your Body Attacks Itself – Autoimmune
    • Add a bit of bad luck, and all these billions of nuclear weapons and kamikaze bombers take aim at the wrong target.

      Add a bit of bad luck, and all these billions of nuclear weapons and kamikaze bombers take aim at the wrong target.

    • Add a bit of bad luck and all these billions of nuclear weapons and kamikaze bombers take aim at the wrong target - you.

      Add a bit of bad luck and all these billions of nuclear weapons and kamikaze bombers take aim at the wrong target - you.

    B1

    Road to Democracy - Myanmar's election struggle

    21:26Road to Democracy - Myanmar's election struggle
    • The jokes that follow take aim at the government's economic mismanagement, the soaring price of living, and

      The jokes that follow take aim at the government's economic mismanagement, the soaring price of living, and

    • The jokes that follow take aim at the Government's economic mismanagement, the soaring price

      The jokes that follow take aim at the Government's economic mismanagement, the soaring price

    B1

    Alan Walker, Sabrina Carpenter & Farruko - On My Way

    03:37Alan Walker, Sabrina Carpenter & Farruko  - On My Way
    • So take aim and fire away.

      So take aim and fire away.

    • So, take aim and fire away

      So, take aim and fire away

    A2

    Forget Injections. Now You Can Just Take Pills For Weight Loss

    02:58Forget Injections. Now You Can Just Take Pills For Weight Loss
    • While Novo and Lilly are farthest along, there are plenty of other players trying to take aim at this market—Viking Therapeutics, AstraZeneca, and

      While Novo and Lilly are farthest along, there are plenty of other players trying to take aim at this market—Viking Therapeutics, AstraZeneca, and

    • While Nova and Lilly are farthest along, there are plenty of other players trying to take aim at this market.

      While Nova and Lilly are farthest along, there are plenty of other players trying to take aim at this market.

    B2

    Dear Parents, do You Love Your Kids (2026)

    05:58Dear Parents, do You Love Your Kids (2026)
    • So all you environmental activists who take aim, shame, and

      So all you environmental activists who take aim, shame, and

    • So all you environmental activists who take aim, shame, and

      So all you environmental activists who take aim, shame, and

    A2

    Japan bans baby names like Pikachu and Kitty: BBC Learning English from the News

    07:54Japan bans baby names like Pikachu and Kitty: BBC Learning English from the News
    • So this headline says that the rules take aim at baby names like Nike.

      So this headline says that the rules take aim at baby names like Nike.

    • And we're looking at the expression take aim at.

      And we're looking at the expression take aim at.

    B1

    Hurricane Milton Makes Landfall | October 10, 2024

    10:00Hurricane Milton Makes Landfall | October 10, 2024
    • Yeah, these lawsuits take aim at a wide range of TikTok's business practices and features that these attorneys general say can harm young users' mental health and well-being.

      Yeah, these lawsuits take aim at a wide range of TikTok's business practices and features that these attorneys general say can harm young users' mental health and well-being.

    B2

    What Is A Genetically-Engineered CRISPR Baby?

    04:09What Is A Genetically-Engineered CRISPR Baby?
    • And another found that CRISPR can accidentally take aim at healthy DNA.

      And another found that CRISPR can accidentally take aim at healthy DNA.

    B2