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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

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

And like anyone who has had to grow up too quickly, she struggles to attain real maturity.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 17, 2026

Her sister once wrote that her “aim was high, the ideal unattainable . . . too high to attain to the fruition of the soul and be satisfied.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 16, 2026

The wind generated from such a column could reach out hundreds of feet and might attain hurricanelike speeds.

From "The Great Fire" by Jim Murphy




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