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attain

[uh-teyn] / əˈteɪn /


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Nearly five years passed before she was able to attain the correct paperwork to take on permanent paid employment.

From BBC Jul. 29, 2026

You might assume that only certain wealthy folks attain financial independence.

From MarketWatch Jul. 12, 2026

Only then can one attain a view like this and perhaps, with a naked eye, see mountains as they see each other.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 1, 2026

Is it easier to find the empathy and humanity in playing a character desperate to attain the power than someone already holding it, like an Elon Musk or a Jeff Bezos?

From Los Angeles Times May 21, 2026

In the early days of his youth he was sent to serve as a soldier under Paulo Vitelli, so that, once he was versed in that discipline, he might attain some outstanding military rank.

From "The Prince" by Niccolò Machiavelli

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

He attains celebrity status with his evening game of Crazy Cat.

From "Mockingjay" by Suzanne Collins

If we are lucky enough to survive into our 20s, and have attained some degree of adult consciousness, we all will have lived a coming-of-age story.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 5, 2026

Upon arriving in India on 30 May, Min Aung Hlaing visited Bodh Gaya and offered prayers at the Mahabodhi Temple, built at the site where Buddha is believed to have attained enlightenment.

From BBC Jun. 2, 2026

Lowery explores the wounds inflicted by fame’s piercing orbit, implying that absolution isn’t attained by climbing stardom’s echelons, but by falling just before reaching the top, hitting every last regret on the way down.

From Salon Apr. 24, 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

Perhaps Father thought she had attained her full height.

From "In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson" by Bette Bao Lord

But he was well on his way to "attaining his American dream," Ronaldo Salgado said.

From Barron's Jul. 9, 2026

But in a reflection of the parents, the show largely ignores the kids until finally bringing them forward and attaining a novelistic quality that separates it from so many less-bingeable series.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 9, 2026

Or is it attaining larger participation figures across the nation?

From BBC Jan. 23, 2026

You say you’ve read it’s possible to pursue an early retirement after attaining $2 million, and that may very well be the case for some people.

From MarketWatch Nov. 24, 2025

My questions lead to more questions, most urgently how becoming the leader of an Empire I loathe can possibly result in my attaining “true freedom—of body and of soul.”

From "An Ember in the Ashes" by Sabaa Tahir




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