got back

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A few months later, he got back a check for $650,000—which he mostly reinvested with McClain.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 7, 2026

"I've got back from nine months in America and I am so happy to be back in Suffolk."

From BBC • Jun. 5, 2026

Both teams were retired in order in the fifth, but USC’s offense got back on track with a run in the sixth, two in the seventh and four more in the eighth.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 1, 2026

The public eventually got back more than $3 billion—a record at the time.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 13, 2026

What if the potato crew left before I got back?

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom