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gotten

[got-n] / ˈgɒt n /




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Executives have said some of the company’s styles have gotten “too predictable.”

From MarketWatch • Jun. 5, 2026

James Lankford, of Oklahoma, quickly confirmed that he hasn’t gotten a pair from the president before scampering up a set of stairs labeled “Senators Only.”

From Slate • Jun. 5, 2026

“We’ve kind of gotten used to white-collar crime being completely normalized, so any prosecution for violation of securities law feels like selective enforcement,” said Brown.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 4, 2026

While U.S. stocks have kept notching record highs, bitcoin is sliding to its weakest level in months, leaving some investors wondering what they had gotten themselves into.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 4, 2026

I hadn’t gotten a message from Red since I came to live with my aunts.

From "Rump: The (Fairly) True Story of Rumpelstilskin" by Liesl Shurtliff




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