obtained

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According to the chamber, materials excluded from the guidelines include shearling, vintage fur and fur obtained "by indigenous communities through traditional subsistence hunting practices".

From Barron's • May 15, 2026

The video, which was obtained in October by Politico, showed Porter erupting at a staff member who appeared in the background of a prerecorded Zoom call between the former congresswoman and then-Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm.

From Los Angeles Times • May 14, 2026

One sanctioned oil tanker - Universal - appears to have been escorted by a Russian warship, based on satellite images obtained by BBC Verify.

From BBC • May 12, 2026

Rank-and-file agency staff also had little understanding of how the process would run, according to hundreds of pages of internal EPA communications obtained by the Environmental Defense Fund.

From Salon • May 10, 2026

A chiefdom’s large population in a small area required plenty of food, obtained by food production in most cases, by hunting-gathering in a few especially rich areas.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond