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attain

[uh-teyn] / əˈteɪn /


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Global talent visas - which the Home Office offers to senior workers in the science, digital technology, and arts and culture sector - are much more difficult to attain, Turner said.

From BBC • May 13, 2026

Eventually, those two attain the life they assumed was permanently out of reach by bending to the Chairwoman’s will.

From Salon • Apr. 23, 2026

And like anyone who has had to grow up too quickly, she struggles to attain real maturity.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 17, 2026

To attain that objective, GDP will need to average 4.17% growth or more over the next decade, according to an official Chinese guidebook published last year.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 5, 2026

It is something that some writers reach for their entire careers and never attain.

From "The Kite Runner" by Khaled Hosseini




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