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attain

[uh-teyn] / əˈteɪn /


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“In normal life,” Mr. Nguyen writes, “we struggle in order to attain some goal that we really want.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 15, 2026

“In China, if they have a long-term goal, they can attain it.”

From Salon • Apr. 9, 2026

But perspective is everything, and something difficult to attain when following daily, hourly, or even minute-by-minute movements.

From Barron's • Mar. 31, 2026

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

One of the tenets of our instruction here at Miss Preston's is to attain enrichment beyond the schoolhouse walls, an endeavor that often takes us into nearby Baltimore.

From "Dread Nation" by Justina Ireland




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