get by

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You also, crucially, need to know your current Social Security benefit or your projected future benefit, depending on your situation, which you can get by logging in to your online Social Security account.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 9, 2026

"It's how much things cost, it's how difficult it is to get by these days."

From BBC • May 28, 2026

"I will barely get by," he told AFP.

From Barron's • May 15, 2026

Vendors at the market are watching their profit margins dwindle and weighing just how much they can raise prices, aware that many of their customers are also struggling to get by.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 10, 2026

“What about its Marines? Could the world get by without its Marines?”

From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy