get at
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Like I said, I would see how much others are selling this ticket for and match that price or sell it for a bit less, just to ensure you get at least some money back.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 3, 2026
“To get at the secret message, you had to read the poem again and again: really think, you know?”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 29, 2026
Much of that is due to the recent record warmth of the near-shore ocean, as the water temperature essentially sets the floor for how cold it will get at night along the coast, he said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 24, 2026
"We came up with a somewhat ingenious set of methods to get at something very difficult to analyze in the fossil record."
From Science Daily ● Aug. 13, 2026
If you’re going to intercept somebody in the lavatory, you get, at best, about two chances a day: one in the morning and one in the afternoon.
From "Ida B" by Katherine Hannigan
