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attain

[uh-tayn] / əˈteɪn /


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The district would then “have the option to immediately accept the proposal submitted by the highest ranked” developer or to enter negotiations with the developer to attain the best deal.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 4, 2026

Some go so far as to receive diplomas from the Wine & Spirits Education Trust, Rudman added—a level of accreditation that many full-time wine professionals don’t ever attain.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 25, 2026

Here, “fame” doesn’t merely suggest flashy movie-star celebrity; it’s a status you can attain in any industry, so long as you climb to its upper ranks.

From Salon ● Aug. 18, 2026

Many women wait to have kids until they attain career goals and feel financially secure.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 1, 2026

She also taught penmanship, which was the one subject in which I did not attain excellence, because Writing Mistress issued no orders.

From "Ella Enchanted" by Gail Carson Levine

But it attains the weight of well-wrought drama as Yosef and his family consider complex questions of home and dislocation, and it’s put together with a strong sense of rhythm and composition.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 10, 2026

Zardari, who already enjoyed immunity while in office, will retain legal protection even after leaving the presidency so long as he attains no other public office.

From Barron's ● Nov. 14, 2025

We might even consider a kind of "grand bargain," wherein AI attains freedom and autonomy while humans secure a universal basic income, enabled by a radically restructured economy where many traditional jobs have become redundant.

From Salon ● May 17, 2025

When an individual attains ILR - also known as settled status - they can access state benefits and use the NHS without extra charges.

From BBC ● Feb. 6, 2025

But he who attains the principality through popular favour finds himself alone, and has around him either no one or very few who are not ready to obey him.

From "The Prince" by Niccolò Machiavelli

Let’s talk about the weird level of fame that you’ve attained right now.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 7, 2026

Our founders scarcely could have foreseen the world we inhabit today: the industries we have built, the technologies we have invented, the prosperity we have created and the power we have attained.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 23, 2026

On April 14, Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney’s Liberal Party attained a majority in Parliament thanks to by-elections and defections from the opposition Conservatives.

From Barron's ● Apr. 23, 2026

But if there is one Chili Peppers single that has attained divine feel-good hit status, it’s “Can’t Stop.”

From Salon ● Apr. 4, 2026

But he knew he had attained it and he knew it was not disgraceful and it carried no loss of true pride.

From "The Old Man and The Sea" by Ernest Hemingway

My dad and so many of my loved ones came to this country without papers before attaining citizenship.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 3, 2026

Most importantly, being in a less reactive state would give me a better shot at attaining my actual goal—getting medical coverage—instead of simply insulting a customer service person.

From Slate ● Sep. 27, 2026

Large Urban Areas had the highest proportion of student attaining grades A to C at National 5 levels with 80.3%, while Remote Small Towns had the lowest at 71.6%.

From BBC ● Aug. 4, 2026

Both Welborn and Ware caution clients not to equate financial independence with attaining a certain level of net worth.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 12, 2026

It is surely a professional responsibility for all of us to think deeply about these things so that each of us may better strive towards attaining 'dignity' for ourselves.

From "The Remains of the Day" by Kazuo Ishiguro




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