- present participle of obtain.
obtaining
Example Sentences
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The Citizenship by Investment Program announced by the government proposes two "simple and transparent mechanisms" for obtaining an Argentine passport.
From Barron's ● Oct. 2, 2026
Nagy's team contributed analytical capabilities that helped the researchers determine how the cells were still obtaining cysteine from cystine despite lacking a working disulfide reductase system.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 25, 2026
She also said Buzbee and other lawyers acting on her behalf filed it "without conducting any independent investigation, background inquiry, or due diligence, and without obtaining any corroboration of the allegations".
From BBC ● Sep. 25, 2026
Mr. Guimarães began the process of obtaining U.S. citizenship, bringing along his girlfriend, Catarina, in the hope that she, too, could settle here.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026
Recorde was born in Tenby, in Pembrokeshire, some time around 1510, and studied at both the University of Oxford and the University of Cambridge, obtaining qualifications in mathematics and in medicine.
From "The Scientists" by John Gribbin
