attain

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At High Desert Test Sites, Zittel’s famous A-Z West escape pods are no longer used for camping after the city said the nonprofit would have to attain a commercial camping permit to continue.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 31, 2026

Pereira was arrested in his room at an asylum hotel in Uxbridge, west London, and told officers about his "long and tireless battle with the Home Office to try to attain asylum", said the prosecutor.

From BBC • Feb. 28, 2026

Entitled “Superstar CEOs,” the researchers focused on CEOs who attain “superstar” status, as measured by, among other criteria, their company’s ranking on “most admired” lists.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 16, 2026

The price then peaked near $50, plunged and failed to attain those levels for four decades until last October.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 1, 2026

Billy was a good runner, which, considering the range we hoped to attain, I thought we might need to help us find our rockets.

From "October Sky" by Homer Hickam