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Formation: N + に至っては

〜に至っては picks out the most extreme example from a group, usually after mentioning or implying that others are already bad. Then it says something even more striking about it ('and as for X, it's even worse'). It almost always carries a negative or critical evaluation, or at least surprise, and it is not used for neutral topics. The register is fairly formal but common in both writing and speech. Compare 〜に至るまで, which lists a range and stresses that it reaches all the way to an item. に至っては instead comments on one extreme member. It is also different from 〜にかけては, which highlights someone's strong point, and from 〜に至って（ようやく）, which is about timing.

Examples

• 野菜が軒並み値上がりし、キャベツに至っては例年の三倍だ。
  Vegetable prices have risen across the board, and cabbage now costs triple the usual price.
• 遅刻する部員が多いが、田中に至っては一度も練習に来ていない。
  Lots of club members show up late, but Tanaka hasn't come to practice even once.
• 兄弟は皆勉強嫌いで、末っ子に至っては教科書を開いたこともない。
  All the siblings hate studying, and the youngest has never even opened a textbook.

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