Example Sentences

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Attaining membership in this select group was not easy.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 13, 2026

Attaining a college degree and investing “are equally important to me,” Goyal told MarketWatch.

From MarketWatch • Jan. 28, 2026

Attaining that elusive precision will be increasingly important as both the city’s ULA “mansion tax” and the countywide Measure A sales tax begin to direct millions of dollars into homelessness prevention.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 30, 2025

Attaining FDA approval for GLP-1 analogs with the specific indication of treating alcohol use disorder, for example, will take years.

From Salon • Nov. 21, 2024

Attaining adulthood was all about the eager acceptance of such impediments.

From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan