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Here, “fame” doesn’t merely suggest flashy movie-star celebrity; it’s a status you can attain in any industry, so long as you climb to its upper ranks.

From Salon ● Aug. 18, 2026

Collapsing prices make it tough for the makers of large language models to attain profitability “and so much of this build-out is predicated on their demand.”

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 5, 2026

Nearly five years passed before she was able to attain the correct paperwork to take on permanent paid employment.

From BBC ● Jul. 29, 2026

Walt Hazzard and Gail Goodrich didn’t attain the necessary 75% of votes.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 27, 2026

That is not to say that some classical musicians did not attain fame and success, but these were mostly singers, conductors and virtuoso players, making their names with Verdi, Mahler, Mozart or Wagner.

From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall

But it attains the weight of well-wrought drama as Yosef and his family consider complex questions of home and dislocation, and it’s put together with a strong sense of rhythm and composition.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 10, 2026

Zardari, who already enjoyed immunity while in office, will retain legal protection even after leaving the presidency so long as he attains no other public office.

From Barron's ● Nov. 14, 2025

When an individual attains ILR - also known as settled status - they can access state benefits and use the NHS without extra charges.

From BBC ● Feb. 6, 2025

The characters in “Do You Feel Anger?” are magnified to neo-absurdist extremes, but the play never quite attains the necessary farcical cruising speed.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 30, 2023

Esthetics as a parlor affectation is ludicrous and sometimes a little obscene; as a way of life it sometimes attains dignity.

From "Into the Wild" by Jon Krakauer

The Beijing native attained a doctorate in earth sciences from the University of Southern California in 2003.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 14, 2026

Let’s talk about the weird level of fame that you’ve attained right now.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 7, 2026

Upon arriving in India on 30 May, Min Aung Hlaing visited Bodh Gaya and offered prayers at the Mahabodhi Temple, built at the site where Buddha is believed to have attained enlightenment.

From BBC ● Jun. 2, 2026

Drake, who just dropped three albums on a single day for some reason, has plenty of fans compared to Salieri, who never attained Mozart’s notoriety.

From Salon ● May 16, 2026

I wanted to linger there, experiencing the sensation of something precious perilously attained too late and now to be lost forever—a poignancy.

From "Invisible Man" by Ralph Ellison

And in five countries, workers had to wait until mid-July before finally attaining tax freedom.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 9, 2026

Or is it attaining larger participation figures across the nation?

From BBC ● Jan. 23, 2026

That initial public offering was oversubscribed by 2750 times and has increased in value by six times since floating, attaining a market capitalization of around $44 billion.

From MarketWatch ● Dec. 17, 2025

These disclosures are from 13Ds filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. 13Ds are filed within 10 days of an entity’s attaining more than 5% in any class of a company’s securities.

From Barron's ● Nov. 26, 2025

Walter became a distinguished Kiwi, eventually attaining the office of Minister of Native Affairs.

From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson