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The surfaces are smoother and more lifelike, there is a closer psychological connection between the two figures, and a surer command of the material allows him to attain greater heights of realism.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 21, 2026

She said Anderson was able to "crank up" his "darker personality characteristics" to succeed in his environment, something that was in "the sweet spot that most people can't attain".

From BBC ● Oct. 3, 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

The international court determined that the children and teenagers of the Third Reich had been betrayed, deserted, and sacrificed by a party and a regime that had used them to attain power.

From "Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow" by Susan Campbell Bartoletti

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

A desire to maintain privacy as she attains the kind of visibility that has people curious about her dating life is its own type of Hollywood thriller.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 9, 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

Though cats are ubiquitous in modern society, they attained their status as pampered pets relatively recently.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026

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

He served as a military lawyer and attained the rank of Air Force colonel, an experience that informed his interventionist stance in foreign affairs.

From Barron's ● Jul. 12, 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

Reaching the top of Everest is supposed to trigger a surge of intense elation; against long odds, after all, I had just attained a goal I’d coveted since childhood.

From "Into Thin Air" by Jon Krakauer

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

But actually attaining and sustaining that growth is what’s difficult.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 13, 2026

But that estimate isn’t based on actual salary increases employees received after attaining an AI certification; it comes from a model trained on government salary data and the salary ranges on job postings, Abdelwahed noted.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 31, 2026

Walter became a distinguished Kiwi, eventually attaining the office of Minister of Native Affairs.

From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson