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attainment

[uh-tayn-muhnt] / əˈteɪn mənt /


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"Rising educational attainment has outpaced job creation within the existing industrial structure," according to the IMF.

From Barron's ● Nov. 2, 2026

“Marrying early has universally detrimental effects over a range of outcomes, including educational attainment; earnings; physical, reproductive, and mental health; experiences of violence; and likelihood of divorce, particularly for girls,” the study found.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 26, 2026

Second-generation black African immigrants also outshine most other demographic groups when it comes to educational attainment: Almost 60% have a bachelor’s degree and a mere 3.6% don’t finish high school.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 10, 2026

It's a similar picture at Higher level with the ASN attainment gap being 6.2 percentage points.

From BBC ● Aug. 4, 2026

His chest heaved once, as if his large heart, weary of despotic constriction, had expanded, despite the will, and made a vigorous bound for the attainment of liberty.

From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë

Such moments remind us that The Beatles’ attainments were the result of spirited collaboration involving a like-minded group of dedicated artists, producers, and engineers.

From Salon ● Nov. 21, 2025

"I am very serious about my education, and my educational attainments."

From BBC ● Oct. 16, 2023

For all his attainments, though, Roth remained forever a younger sibling; the family darling with an underwear drawer so beautifully arrayed his mother led her mah-jongg group on a tour of it.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 2, 2021

A full appreciation of him has been hobbled by his polymathic attainments.

From New York Times ● Aug. 22, 2019

Their educational attainments were noted, marriages followed, illnesses tabulated, psychological health charted, and every promotion and job change dutifully recorded.

From "Outliers" by Malcolm Gladwell


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