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attain

[uh-teyn] / əˈteɪn /


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It takes souls many incarnations to attain enlightenment.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 23, 2026

You might assume that only certain wealthy folks attain financial independence.

From MarketWatch Jul. 12, 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

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

I was about twenty-five then, but I felt as if I had only a little life left ahead of me to build my future and attain the position that I wanted.

From "The House of the Spirits: A Novel" by Isabel Allende

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

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

He attains celebrity status with his evening game of Crazy Cat.

From "Mockingjay" by Suzanne Collins

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

He served as a military lawyer and attained the rank of Air Force colonel, an experience that informed his interventionist stance in foreign affairs.

From Barron's Jul. 12, 2026

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

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 7, 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

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

But he was well on his way to "attaining his American dream," Ronaldo Salgado said.

From Barron's Jul. 9, 2026

Ending a “two-tiered system” in which affluent and poor clients often have different results, especially when it comes to attaining bail, and eliminating courtroom bias are among his campaign priorities.

From Los Angeles Times May 1, 2026

But in a reflection of the parents, the show largely ignores the kids until finally bringing them forward and attaining a novelistic quality that separates it from so many less-bingeable series.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 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

Where were the initiated who, attaining Atman in sleep, could retain it in consciousness, in life, everywhere, in speech and in action?

From "Siddhartha" by Hermann Hesse




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