attainment

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Nicola Sturgeon famously made eradicating the attainment gap her "top priority" back in 2016.

From BBC • Mar. 25, 2026

These included educational attainment, median household income, racial composition, average temperature and relative humidity, smoking prevalence, BMI, and distance to the nearest hospital.

From Science Daily • Feb. 24, 2026

Instead, the study suggests that the declining job prospects for young college grads “may reflect the continued growth in college attainment, adding ever larger cohorts of college graduates to the ranks of job seekers.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 12, 2025

The disability program combines those categories with physical characteristics and educational attainment to determine whether an applicant should receive benefits.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 22, 2025

Rather than channel his abilities into the attainment of awards and prizes, however, Gellert Grindelwald devoted himself to other pursuits.

From "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" by J.K. Rowling