achieved status
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of achieved status
First recorded in 1960–65
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Arbuckle achieved status last season in his first year as a full-time college coach.
From Seattle Times • Apr. 6, 2023
As she achieved status and recognition, she encouraged and mentored other women.
From Washington Post • May 16, 2022
And so Ruan and his team created the world’s whitest paint - a title it recently earned in the Guinness World Records book, a never achieved status.
From Washington Times • Jan. 2, 2022
Social status on this frontier depended more upon achieved status than ascribed status.
From The Fair Play Settlers of the West Branch Valley, 1769-1784 A Study of Frontier Ethnography by Wolf, George D.
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