- present participle of attain.
attaining
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Most importantly, being in a less reactive state would give me a better shot at attaining my actual goal—getting medical coverage—instead of simply insulting a customer service person.
From Slate ● Sep. 27, 2026
One way to think about Mahler’s extravagant 90-minute exercise in his search for life’s meaning is as an exercise in attaining optimism in the face of tragedy.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 5, 2026
Large Urban Areas had the highest proportion of student attaining grades A to C at National 5 levels with 80.3%, while Remote Small Towns had the lowest at 71.6%.
From BBC ● Aug. 4, 2026
Lee, speaking at the Shanghai conference, said he was skeptical of what he described as Silicon Valley’s “winner-take-all” approach to attaining artificial general intelligence—autonomous systems that can surpass human capabilities.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 17, 2026
It is surely a professional responsibility for all of us to think deeply about these things so that each of us may better strive towards attaining 'dignity' for ourselves.
From "The Remains of the Day" by Kazuo Ishiguro
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