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attainment

[uh-teyn-muhnt] / əˈteɪn mənt /


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For her, assimilation took the form of middle-class attainment: a nice home, Coach purses and a leased C-Class Mercedes.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 8, 2026

In contrast, economist Christine Mulhern’s 2023 paper finds that individual high-school counselors have causal effects on educational attainment comparable in magnitude to teachers.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 6, 2026

But industries in which immigrants with low educational attainment are overrepresented have seen slower wage growth than the broader private sector since Trump took office, a Wall Street Journal analysis shows.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 22, 2026

Using these insights, the team developed formulas to estimate "goal attainment rate," or how many destinations are reached over time.

From Science Daily • Apr. 15, 2026

Sex differences in the factors which predict musical attainment in school aged students.

From "Music and the Child" by Natalie Sarrazin




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