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attain

[uh-teyn] / əˈteɪn /


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You certainly did not attain your wealth alone.

From MarketWatch • May 20, 2026

“In normal life,” Mr. Nguyen writes, “we struggle in order to attain some goal that we really want.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 15, 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

She also taught penmanship, which was the one subject in which I did not attain excellence, because Writing Mistress issued no orders.

From "Ella Enchanted" by Gail Carson Levine




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