You’re listening to Lingo Phoenix’s word of the day for June 29.

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Today’s word is attain, spelled a-t-t-a-i-n.

attain /əˈteɪn / verb [transitive] formal

to succeed in achieving something after trying for a long time

More women are attaining positions of power.

We need to identify the best ways of attaining our objectives/goals.

India attained independence in 1947, after decades of struggle.

You need financial security in order to attain emotional well-being.

She refused to let the injury keep her from attaining her goal of being in the Olympics.

One billion dollars is a lot of money, but Massachusetts is a wealthy state with sufficient resources to ensure that everyone can attain a basic standard of living.

— BostonGlobe.com, 12 May 2021

In order to attain herd immunity, or the point at which the virus cannot easily spread within the community, experts have offered estimates of it requiring the inoculation through infection or vaccination of between 70 to 85% of the population.

— Melissa Mahtani, CNN, 18 June 2021

Women generally attain leadership positions by threading the thinnest of needles — managing the trade-off between competence and likeability.

— Barbara Bry, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 June 2021

With your word of the day, I’m Mohammad Golpayegani.

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