attainment
Example Sentences
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“The irony is that steadily rising education attainment, notably enjoyed by young Latina mothers, leads to bearing fewer children.”
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 16, 2026
These included educational attainment, median household income, racial composition, average temperature and relative humidity, smoking prevalence, BMI, and distance to the nearest hospital.
From Science Daily • Feb. 24, 2026
The government says it plans to halve the attainment gap between disadvantaged pupils and their peers in England by the time children born in this Parliament finish secondary school.
From BBC • Feb. 22, 2026
Despite rising levels of educational attainment, U.S. middle-aged adults showed declines in episodic memory -- a pattern not observed in most comparable countries.
From Science Daily • Feb. 1, 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
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