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People Manage Ambitions Achieve Satisfy Meet Reach Arrive

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Keyword ambition
Sub Entry Number 2
Type of Sentence ✗
Error Sentence Not many people manage to satisfy their ambitions.
Correct Sentence Not many people manage to achieve their ambitions.
Cloze Error Sentence Not many people manage to [[satisfy]] their ambitions.
Cloze Sentence Not many people manage to [[achieve]] their ambitions.
Cloze Answer achieve
Choices satisfy | achieve
Explanation

achieve your ambition (NOT satisfy, meet, reach, arrive, etc ): 'He has achieved his main ambition - to make a name for himself in politics.'

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