attained
Example Sentences
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Fellow Englishmen Canter, John Parry and Jordan Smith have also attained membership, while Neergaard-Petersen's strong finish also secured a spot.
From BBC
Dutton’s goal isn’t expansion, it’s holding on to his questionably attained acreage and with it, his dominance over all he surveys.
From Salon
In the 33 years since it was first announced and the two decades since construction started, the GEM has attained near-mythic status.
In exchange, she attained high social status and journalistic attention, mainly to make sense of why this child of immigrants would stand by as her spouse demonizes immigration.
From Salon
The academic finds it striking that after 64 years of independence, three-quarters of the population have an education level below primary school, while only 3% have attained higher education.
From BBC
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