as in to obtain
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Holloway angrily insists, as seen in bodycam video obtained by NJ.com.—
Brian Niemietz,
New York Daily News,
17 Jan. 2025 -
Detectives with the Suffolk County State Police Detective Unit and the Crime Scene Services Section responded to the scene at Logan International Airport in Boston, Massachusetts State Police (MSP) said in a news release obtained by PEOPLE.—
Abigail Adams,
People.com,
17 Jan. 2025
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The younger Ball gains the bragging rights over big brother for now, evening their record at 2-2 all time.—
Roderick Boone,
Charlotte Observer,
18 Jan. 2025
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Still, the project gained regulatory approval from the Federal Aviation Administration in May for its drones to fly beyond the visual line of sight.—
Will McCurdy,
PCMAG,
18 Jan. 2025
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That means the East roster will have a minimum of four guards and a maximum of six, with Brunson and Mitchell already having secured two of those guard spots.—
Barry Jackson,
Miami Herald,
25 Jan. 2025
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Sacramento State also secured a verbal commitment from Long Beach Poly receiver Kamarie Smith, a three-star prospect who had offers from Arizona, Colorado, Oklahoma State and others.—
Joe Davidson,
Sacramento Bee,
25 Jan. 2025
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Brands began to pull together resources to support refugees.—
Stephan Rabimov,
Forbes,
13 Feb. 2023
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The 13-minute performance will likely call for a healthy dose of vibrant, colored lighting to pull it all together.—
Kelly Allen,
House Beautiful,
10 Feb. 2023
Verb
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He’s got quite a fastball and has some creativity to him.—
Colleen Kane,
Chicago Tribune,
21 Jan. 2025
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Instead of taking a three-score lead in that game, the Lions failed to get a first down.—
Mike Sando,
The Athletic,
20 Jan. 2025
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Miners work to extract coltan at a mine, near Rubaya, in DR Congo's North Kivu region, on April 12, 2023.—
Nimi Princewill,
CNN,
28 Jan. 2025
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That leaves the other two ways of extracting equity as reasonable options.—
Nerdwallet,
Twin Cities,
27 Jan. 2025
Verb
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The project, known as Stargate, dragged the OpenAI chief into a new feud with his A.I. archnemesis, Elon Musk, and caused friction with an important ally, Microsoft.—
Andrew Ross Sorkin,
New York Times,
24 Jan. 2025
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The deputies dragged Payne across the floor, according to the complaint.—
Julia Marnin,
Sacramento Bee,
24 Jan. 2025
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“Coax (out).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/coax%20%28out%29. Accessed 1 Feb. 2025.
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