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    • goal :the state of affairs that a plan is intended to achieve and that (when achieved) terminates behavior intended to achieve it
      • the ends justify the means

    • goal :the place designated as the end (as of a race or journey)
      • a crowd assembled at the finish|he was nearly exhausted as their destination came into view

    • goal :a successful attempt at scoring
      • the winning goal came with less than a minute left to play

    • goal :game equipment consisting of the place toward which players of a game try to advance a ball or puck in order to score points

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