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obtain

[uhb-teyn] / əbˈteɪn /


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In those early days, though, it was also used to obtain them.

From Slate Aug. 13, 2026

The chatbot cost $5,000 to make, a sum that includes the cost to secure the domain, host the site and obtain the pro version of Anthropic’s Claude AI model, plus staff time, according to Arellano.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 11, 2026

Activities are subject to specific permits, and Greenland Energy still hopes to obtain full approval to begin drilling soon in order to determine the quality of potential deposits.

From Barron's Aug. 11, 2026

"You'll have to obtain written consent from your customer, and you'll also have to keep proof of that consent," Frédéric Billon said in comments reported by the New York Times.

From BBC Aug. 11, 2026

Their weapons were the tradecraft of spies—the dead drop, the brush pass, the one-time pad—and their missions almost always had the same goal: to obtain vital information about the enemy.

From "Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia" by Marc Favreau

The Social Security Administration obtains medical records to determine a person’s eligibility when they apply for disability benefits.

From MarketWatch Aug. 11, 2026

And if the inmate obtains a new injunction, he can be transferred again, and the whole process starts over.

From Slate Jun. 23, 2026

She obtains injectable peptides from them because, she says, there is less or no enforcement of how compounds made in such pharmacies are categorized.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 20, 2026

"Immediate supply shortages" were not expected as Germany only obtains a small proportion of its energy supplies from the Middle East, it said.

From Barron's Mar. 12, 2026

“It was a most beautiful sight one obtains in the descent of the car, for then the whole fair grounds is laid before you,” Gronau said.

From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson

For the first time, DR20 includes SDSS-V stellar and extra-galactic optical spectra obtained in the Southern Hemisphere.

From Science Daily Aug. 14, 2026

Daniels’ attorney Adam Kenner sent a letter expressing his wishes to LSU athletic director Verge Ausberry on Aug. 5, a copy of which was obtained by ESPN.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 13, 2026

However, the policy still allows students to store and cook legally obtained game meat.

From Salon Aug. 8, 2026

Emails obtained by The Wall Street Journal detail how Amazon and the city quietly hammered out a deal over five years.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 7, 2026

Had he obtained a copy, he would have been disappointed, as its subject is earthquakes, not Copernicanism.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton

The tests include so-called "capture-the-flag" evaluations in which Claude was tasked with obtaining information by breaching other systems - a common way that experts assess a model's hacking capabilities.

From BBC Jul. 31, 2026

The time commitments involved in obtaining these credentials vary.

From MarketWatch Jul. 31, 2026

“It’s a division of labor in obtaining classified data.”

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 25, 2026

A person has to feel sick enough to seek medical care and their healthcare provider must test for a food-borne illness by obtaining a a stool sample.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 24, 2026

Ervin succeeded in obtaining the support of 101 out of 128 members of Congress from the eleven original Confederate states.

From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander




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