attain

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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

Pereira was arrested in his room at an asylum hotel in Uxbridge, west London, and told officers about his "long and tireless battle with the Home Office to try to attain asylum", said the prosecutor.

From BBC • Feb. 28, 2026

Devising a strategy to attain your goals — and following through — is within your control.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 13, 2026

"Wanting to become stronger and to attain a higher rank is my motivation," he said in fluent Japanese.

From Barron's • Feb. 4, 2026

He’d left home after high school with nothing but his wits and his imagination, and he’d used them to attain worldwide fame and amass a vast fortune.

From "Ready Player One: A Novel" by Ernest Cline