- present participle of attain.
attaining
Example Sentences
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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
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
Few of King’s staff supported the effort, worrying that the strike — and the planned Poor People’s Campaign in Washington — distracted from the main goal of attaining voting and political rights for Black Americans.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 17, 2026
The search for scientific truth was never an end in itself, but a means toward attaining the wisdom necessary to achieve peace of mind.
From "Circumference" by Nicholas Nicastro
