gotten off
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“Even though it was 5 p.m. and people had just gotten off work, and people weren’t drinking heavily, it was still just electric,” he said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 5, 2026
Luria said that the latest Microsoft introduction aims to “replicate Meta Muse’s success for businesses,” referring to Meta’s new personal AI agent that’s gotten off to a hot start.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 25, 2026
I’m writing this having just gotten off the phone with a tech assistant who was trying to help me get into my expense reporting system, and things did not go well.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 1, 2026
On Tunisia's Djerba island, the tourist season has gotten off to a slow start.
From Barron's ● May 18, 2026
In the two-mile and the three-mile trials, the sophomores had gotten off the line badly, flailing at the water inefficiently, as if overexcited and flustered, and letting the older boys get out ahead of them.
From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown
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