Both Uses
attain
in
Flags of Our Fathers
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- Would he attain his assigned kill-ratio of ten enemies before he was slaughtered?†
Chpt 1. *attain = gain or reach something with effort
- Lindberg's steely calm and ferocious concentration led him to heights of accomplishment that few others attained.†
Chpt 9.attained = gained or reached something with effort
Definitions:
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(1)
(attain) to gain or reach something with effort
- (2) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)