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attain

[uh-teyn] / əˈteɪn /


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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

“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

If you read and consider it carefully, you will discover in it my most heartfelt desire that you may attain the greatness that Fortune and all your own qualities promise you.

From "The Prince" by Niccolò Machiavelli




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