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A Mizuho analyst said in January that the stock had already gotten a boost from investors looking to leverage growth in the satellite market.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 3, 2026
Iranian intelligence has gotten into his Gmail—where he had forwarded emails from his Justice Department account.
From Slate • Apr. 3, 2026
It wasn’t an easy ask, but patients had been avoiding so many things for so long that their worlds had gotten smaller and many were willing to try something, even if it felt drastic.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026
“I’ve gotten a lot better at understanding what it means to slow down and to share that with someone,” she said.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 2, 2026
The hogs had clearly gotten in too, and that meant fleas.
From "The Teacher’s Funeral" by Richard Peck
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.