attainment
noun
at·tain·ment
ə-ˈtān-mənt 
1
2
: something attained : accomplishment
His scientific attainments are well known.
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Examples of attainment in a Sentence
She values educational attainment above all else.
Her scientific attainments have made her quite well-known in the field of biology.
Recent Examples on the Web
That brought home how significant the harms could be to children's brains and their development and educational attainment and in the long run cause high rates of cardiovascular disease.
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Fran Kritz, NPR, 23 May 2024
The Joint Economic Committee says that the 1921 event resulted in a decline in home ownership, lower average occupational status, net worth, and educational attainment for Blacks in Tulsa.
—Jasmine Browley, Essence, 14 May 2024
Some of you may even find that someone behind the scenes has been rooting for you and secretly clicks the pieces into place to guide you to the attainment of a goal close to your heart.
—Kyle Thomas, Peoplemag, 12 May 2024
Other census data, tracking other minority groups, consistently link educational attainment to economic success.
—Andre Mouchard, Orange County Register, 8 May 2024
About 20% parents reported being focused on educational attainment.
—Beth Ann Mayer, Parents, 12 Apr. 2024
These significant strides in Latinas' educational attainment are complicated by the researchers' other findings: crucially, that Latinas who have a bachelor’s degree or higher still earned lower wages on average compared to Latinos and non-Hispanic white men.
—Emi Tuyetnhi Tran, NBC News, 1 Mar. 2024
Differences in educational attainment and professional networks also help to account for the unemployment gap, experts noted.
—Max Zahn, ABC News, 3 Feb. 2024
But America has always made its attainment laughable.
—Wesley Morris Ron Butler Emma Kehlbeck Ted Blaisdell, New York Times, 5 Apr. 2024
Fran Kritz, NPR, 23 May 2024
The Joint Economic Committee says that the 1921 event resulted in a decline in home ownership, lower average occupational status, net worth, and educational attainment for Blacks in Tulsa.
—Jasmine Browley, Essence, 14 May 2024
Some of you may even find that someone behind the scenes has been rooting for you and secretly clicks the pieces into place to guide you to the attainment of a goal close to your heart.
—Kyle Thomas, Peoplemag, 12 May 2024
Other census data, tracking other minority groups, consistently link educational attainment to economic success.
—Andre Mouchard, Orange County Register, 8 May 2024
About 20% parents reported being focused on educational attainment.
—Beth Ann Mayer, Parents, 12 Apr. 2024
These significant strides in Latinas' educational attainment are complicated by the researchers' other findings: crucially, that Latinas who have a bachelor’s degree or higher still earned lower wages on average compared to Latinos and non-Hispanic white men.
—Emi Tuyetnhi Tran, NBC News, 1 Mar. 2024
Differences in educational attainment and professional networks also help to account for the unemployment gap, experts noted.
—Max Zahn, ABC News, 3 Feb. 2024
But America has always made its attainment laughable.
—Wesley Morris Ron Butler Emma Kehlbeck Ted Blaisdell, New York Times, 5 Apr. 2024
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attainment
noun
at·tain·ment
ə-ˈtān-mənt
1
: the act of attaining : the state of being attained
2
: something attained : accomplishment
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