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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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