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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Traveler’s Choice Pagosa 2-piece Luggage Set $220 $170 at Amazon This stylish two-piece luggage set from Traveler’s Choice, $50 off, has earned over 3,000 five-star ratings at Amazon alone.—
Amelia McBride,
Travel + Leisure,
17 Jan. 2025
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In those five-plus weeks, the Mavericks earned wins over quality West competitors such as the Oklahoma City Thunder, Denver Nuggets and Memphis Grizzlies.—
Christian Clark,
The Athletic,
17 Jan. 2025
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Starting in the nineteen-fifties, before the movement for inclusive classrooms had gained traction in education circles, Weekday enrolled children with physical and intellectual disabilities.—
Jessica Winter,
The New Yorker,
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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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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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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Several semiconductor makers should reap the biggest rewards from President Donald Trump’s Stargate artificial intelligence initiative, tech analysts say.—
Samantha Subin,
CNBC,
25 Jan. 2025
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JPMorgan's profit rose to a record high in 2024 as its dealmakers and traders reaped a windfall from rebounding markets in the fourth quarter.—
Pritam Biswas and Nupur Anand,
USA TODAY,
25 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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At the top of the list, Avira and McAfee Total Protection for Mac attained a perfect 100% detection rate.—
PCMAG,
PCMAG,
24 Jan. 2025
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One of the ways analytics-as-a-service is attained is through multimodal AI, leveraging multiple forms of AI, like computer vision, deep learning, machine learning or predictive analytics, to solve a problem.—
Carlos Melendez,
Forbes,
24 Jan. 2025
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“Obtain.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/obtain. Accessed 1 Feb. 2025.
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