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It’s OK not to get your own way sometimes.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 1, 2026
Others are also looking to get a big piece of that expanding pie.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 1, 2026
“It sucks to lose, but there’s a part of me that’s proud that I get to wear Dodger blue.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 1, 2026
Many people were back at work in one way or another, and the government had managed to get the American people through the crisis without suffering economic ruin.
From Salon ● Aug. 1, 2026
“Yes, I was there. Now go get your clothes out the dryer. Or we’ll be late.”
From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold
Then he says, ‘We must be keerful, For the cider’s gittin low.’
From Time ● Oct. 15, 2015
When the butchering is over Then the farmer feels so-so; But he’s always sort of worried, Fears the cider’s gittin low.
From Time ● Oct. 15, 2015
Which, as she was born in the Bronx, is pronounced "We gittin they!"
From The Guardian ● Aug. 31, 2014
“Listen to me, Jeth; you’re gittin to be a sizable boy. There’s goin’ to be a lot of things in the years ahead that you’ll have to stand.
From "Across Five Aprils" by Irene Hunt
“Hush, now. Luster gone to git de surrey en take you to de graveyard. We aint gwine risk gittin yo cap,” she said.
From "The Sound and the Fury" by William Faulkner
"So it still gets to me and I think it will for the rest of my life," he added.
From BBC ● Jul. 31, 2026
The dissolution of the republic is covered hastily; the clash between Caesar and Pompey gets three short sentences.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 31, 2026
But it’s also smart and compelling, and gets better with every episode.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 31, 2026
A state can build all the cool beds it wants; if the formula deciding who gets one keeps failing the people standing in front of it, the beds don’t matter much.
From Slate ● Jul. 31, 2026
We enter, and the first thing that gets my attention, as always anywhere, is the music playing—Chopin, Nocturne Op.
From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold
The 37-year-old star appeared onstage wearing a traditional Korean hat known as a "gat", featured in Netflix's animated megahit "KPop Demon Hunters".
From Barron's ● Nov. 1, 2025
They’re often depicted in traditional black hanbok and tall gat hats, which explains the Saja Boys’ costuming later in the movie.
From Salon ● Jun. 29, 2025
In this Bonnie & Clyde, female ambition is more dangerous than a loaded gat.
From Slate ● Dec. 6, 2013
As Bogart aged, he lost his defiance, leaving Warner Brothers for Columbia and trading his gat for a bow tie.
From New York Times ● Oct. 8, 2010
On this raid Eric seems to have met and defeated Ulfketel, who "gat ugly blows from the thingmen's weapons," as we are told by Thorrod in the Eric's Praise.
From Canute the Great The Rise of Danish Imperialism during the Viking Age by Larson, Laurence Marcellus
‘Time will tell whether that was a good bet’: My adviser got me a full SpaceX IPO allocation.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 1, 2026
My humble Level 2, 32-amp charger had fully recharged the Toyota by the time I got up in the morning, when it again became relevant.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 1, 2026
But the senator wanted the last word, and he got it.
From Salon ● Aug. 1, 2026
A couple of weeks ago, though, Rodriguez dropped out due to campaign finance reporting issues—and one of those former opponents got back in.
From Slate ● Aug. 1, 2026
The mustached man climbs fully aboard, reaching beneath the perch, lifting out Father’s prized rifle, his metal tin, exclaiming, “Look what we’ve got here.”
From "Will’s Race for Home" by Jewell Parker Rhodes
I had met Kyle briefly in passing and thought he was attractive, but other than that 15-second encounter, I have never gotten to know him.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 31, 2026
How has this problem gotten worse over time?
From Slate ● Jul. 31, 2026
Salon asked if he had one favorite thing that he’d gotten to do because he was Lenny Kaye.
From Salon ● Jul. 29, 2026
The Portland, Ore., resident had previously gotten promotional emails for Paze through Capital One and Chase, which she ignored.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 28, 2026
“I’ve gotten a job at a department store downtown.”
From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu
Carlson’s Geological Survey team found fires are burning more intensely as a result of dry conditions and are getting carried by stronger winds — both of which decreased the odds of homes surviving.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 1, 2026
He had dreamt of finishing high school, graduating from college and getting a job to support his parents - but the Tigray war put paid to that.
From BBC ● Jul. 31, 2026
And that money would come in handy since healthcare is only getting more expensive for retirees.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 31, 2026
“I think a lot of people are going to be making jokes about getting parasitic diarrhea from Taco Bell for the next 20 years,” he said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 31, 2026
“I know this town is already pretty bad, but we’re supposed to be getting better, not worse.”
From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold
