as in to earn
to receive as return for effort
after years of proving herself, she obtained recognition as a serious journalist
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Recent Examples of obtain
But a mischievous demon who lives somewhere in the countryside might hold the key to Piotr being able to obtain the object of his desire, setting the stage for a Faustian bargain with otherworldly consequences.
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Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 16 Jan. 2025
The project is still in development, even as the company says it’s obtained a post-funding valuation of $55.5 million.
—Mackenzie Sigalos, CNBC, 16 Jan. 2025
Lively's team then obtained the texts through a subpoena against Jonesworks.
—Mary Whitfill Roeloffs, Forbes, 16 Jan. 2025
Since 2018, fentanyl has killed more than 850 people in the nine-county Kansas City region, according to medical examiner documents obtained through open record requests.
—Laura Bauer, Kansas City Star, 16 Jan. 2025
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Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 16 Jan. 2025
The project is still in development, even as the company says it’s obtained a post-funding valuation of $55.5 million.
—Mackenzie Sigalos, CNBC, 16 Jan. 2025
Lively's team then obtained the texts through a subpoena against Jonesworks.
—Mary Whitfill Roeloffs, Forbes, 16 Jan. 2025
Since 2018, fentanyl has killed more than 850 people in the nine-county Kansas City region, according to medical examiner documents obtained through open record requests.
—Laura Bauer, Kansas City Star, 16 Jan. 2025
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The stellar regular season earned Kansas City its ninth-straight AFC West division championship and a first-round bye.—
Sean Neumann,
People.com,
17 Jan. 2025
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Fastenal earned 46 cents per share on revenue of $1.82 billion, while analysts polled by FactSet were expecting 48 cents per share on $1.84 billion in revenue.—
Pia Singh,
CNBC,
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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Those companies gained a huge advantage when they were allowed to sell their products immediately upon legalization in 2020, while new businesses were limited in size and have struggled for years to get licenses and open. Many of the big multistate cannabis companies have donated to ICANN PAC.—
Robert McCoppin,
Chicago Tribune,
18 Jan. 2025
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Another ticket sold in Texas matched four numbers drawn plus the Powerball to win $150,000 with the Power Play multiplier.—
Don Sweeney,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
26 Jan. 2025
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Biden’s aides also deserve credit for working closely with Trump’s team to win a cease-fire in Gaza during the administration’s waning days.—
Andrew Exum,
The Atlantic,
26 Jan. 2025
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From there, the Panthers can reap — pun intended — the rewards in 2025.—
Mike Kaye,
Charlotte Observer,
15 Jan. 2025
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Honor Market has reaped the benefits of that growth.—
Keith Schneider,
New York Times,
14 Jan. 2025
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Last year, the Alternatives to PAIN Act garnered an impressive show of bipartisan support in the House and Senate.—
Christian Josi,
Boston Herald,
24 Jan. 2025
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Jacques Audiard’s movie is already smashing ceilings, garnering the most noms for a film not in English and seeing star Karla Sofia Gascón become the first openly trans person ever to be nominated in an acting category.—
Max Goldbart,
Deadline,
24 Jan. 2025
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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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Having a president who still receives royalty payments for a 1987 book titled The Art of the Deal naturally raises expectations that this is a leader who can, well, get a deal done.—
Chris Dobstaff,
Forbes,
20 Jan. 2025
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Such cases bring home the importance of mutually respectful communication when making such requests.—
Kristen Waggoner,
Newsweek,
22 Jan. 2025
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The officials will help Trump run the Pentagon as his nominees for top roles make their way through Congressional confirmation.—
Ellen Mitchell,
The Hill,
22 Jan. 2025
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An expansion of options and price range with Zero EVs are unquestionably expensive, and Honda says its new Zero platform will attain 300 miles (482 km) of range in all forms (SUV and Saloon) at a base level.—
Abigail Bassett,
Ars Technica,
8 Jan. 2025
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Individual countries may attain mastery of different pieces, but like-minded states will need to work together to assemble the full puzzle and keep it out of the reach of authoritarian states.—
Charina Chou,
Foreign Affairs,
7 Jan. 2025
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“Obtain.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/obtain. Accessed 29 Jan. 2025.
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