obtain
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As Bessent noted, “One in five … will become homeless after aging out of the system, while only half will obtain gainful employment by the time they turn 24.”
From MarketWatch • Jun. 11, 2026
Joel feared he would be detained and deported even though he had a pending immigration case as he sought to obtain a green card.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 7, 2026
The EU will now accelerate the process by adopting a "testbed", a simplified testing approach that will let companies avoid having to obtain approval on a country-by-country basis.
From Barron's • Jun. 7, 2026
Thomas Weir Pauken II, 50, "admitted to being part of a conspiracy to obtain sensitive information from the US government" for China, US Assistant Attorney General for National Security John A Eisenberg said.
From BBC • Jun. 5, 2026
So getting hold of mercury was no problem; it was the glass tubes that were hard to obtain.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
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