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attain

[uh-teyn] / əˈteɪn /


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“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

Long-term, he says, Europe needs to think about how to better build energy stockpiles and reduce or reorganise energy consumption to attain more control over sudden supply changes, like we're seeing now.

From BBC • Mar. 19, 2026

Companies due to report include Walmart, which recently became the first traditional retailer to attain a $1 trillion valuation, as well as Moody’s, DoorDash and Carvana.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 16, 2026

In fact, he was realizing that the magazine pictures were pretending to reach this level of wealth, and yet somehow had no idea how to attain it.

From "Ship Breaker" by Paolo Bacigalupi




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