attainment

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For her, assimilation took the form of middle-class attainment: a nice home, Coach purses and a leased C-Class Mercedes.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 8, 2026

Women in the study also had slightly lower average educational attainment, which is considered a risk factor for later cognitive decline.

From Science Daily • May 20, 2026

In contrast, economist Christine Mulhern’s 2023 paper finds that individual high-school counselors have causal effects on educational attainment comparable in magnitude to teachers.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 6, 2026

But industries in which immigrants with low educational attainment are overrepresented have seen slower wage growth than the broader private sector since Trump took office, a Wall Street Journal analysis shows.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 22, 2026

His chest heaved once, as if his large heart, weary of despotic constriction, had expanded, despite the will, and made a vigorous bound for the attainment of liberty.

From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë