attain
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Walt Hazzard and Gail Goodrich didn’t attain the necessary 75% of votes.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 27, 2026
To help attain that goal, China is hiring former military pilots from abroad who can impart combat skills and intelligence, American and other Western officials say.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 24, 2026
You certainly did not attain your wealth alone.
From MarketWatch ● May 20, 2026
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
What if I too were someday to attain the same fame and fortune as Arthur Ashe?
From "Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography" by Mark Mathabane
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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
We might even consider a kind of "grand bargain," wherein AI attains freedom and autonomy while humans secure a universal basic income, enabled by a radically restructured economy where many traditional jobs have become redundant.
From Salon ● May 17, 2025
A desire to maintain privacy as she attains the kind of visibility that has people curious about her dating life is its own type of Hollywood thriller.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 9, 2025
But he who attains the principality through popular favour finds himself alone, and has around him either no one or very few who are not ready to obey him.
From "The Prince" by Niccolò Machiavelli
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Let’s talk about the weird level of fame that you’ve attained right now.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 7, 2026
Tina has attained skills that can take her anywhere, David reminds her.
From Salon ● Jun. 28, 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
On April 14, Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney’s Liberal Party attained a majority in Parliament thanks to by-elections and defections from the opposition Conservatives.
From Barron's ● Apr. 23, 2026
Luce watched as the various segments, like those of a collapsible ruler, unfolded themselves, and I attained my full height, an inch taller than he was himself.
From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides
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But he was well on his way to "attaining his American dream," Ronaldo Salgado said.
From Barron's ● Jul. 9, 2026
You say you’ve read it’s possible to pursue an early retirement after attaining $2 million, and that may very well be the case for some people.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 24, 2025
I often found him, pen and yellow pad in hand, contemplating our nation’s challenges, considering goals to pursue, and developing a strategy for attaining them.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 4, 2025
Other rock stars followed in Ozzy’s footsteps by launching their own reality shows, but none came close to attaining the same attention.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 22, 2025
My questions lead to more questions, most urgently how becoming the leader of an Empire I loathe can possibly result in my attaining “true freedom—of body and of soul.”
From "An Ember in the Ashes" by Sabaa Tahir
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Richard Nixon's "Checkers" Speech (1952)
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