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attain

[uh-teyn] / əˈteɪn /


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Well-anchored inflation expectations help central banks attain their inflation targets, which is 2% for the Bank of Canada.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026

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

From Salon • Apr. 9, 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

Pereira was arrested in his room at an asylum hotel in Uxbridge, west London, and told officers about his "long and tireless battle with the Home Office to try to attain asylum", said the prosecutor.

From BBC • Feb. 28, 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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