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garner

[gahr-ner] / ˈgɑr nər /


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The first is the Under-20 Women’s World Cup, a tournament that wouldn’t normally garner much attention.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 11, 2026

Of course, Sturgeon would be well aware of the headlines such comments would generate, and some have suggested she's simply attempting to garner more publicity.

From BBC Aug. 6, 2026

If being a living being isn’t enough to garner someone’s kindness, we may be deeply screwed.

From Salon Jun. 28, 2026

The United States meanwhile voiced frustration that its preferred candidate, Italian diplomat Antonio Zanardi Landi, failed to garner consensus, and threatened to walk away from the peacekeeping body.

From Barron's Jun. 4, 2026

By the time Fischer left for Nepal in the spring of 1996, he’d begun to garner more of the recognition that he thought was his due.

From "Into Thin Air" by Jon Krakauer

Meta garners significant revenues from Chinese advertisers who target consumers outside China, despite Facebook and other Meta apps being blocked in the country.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 28, 2026

The stock garners frequent mentions on r/WallStreetBets and attracts nearly 9,000 weekly visitors to its own Subreddit r/POETTechnologiesInc.

From MarketWatch Apr. 22, 2026

YouTube garners 13% of video streaming, as measured by viewing hours.

From Barron's Feb. 4, 2026

The two continue to keep close contact as the book garners accolades.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 2, 2024

“Every man willing to switch sides is to be paid five guineas and two hundred acres of land. If he have a wife, an additional hundred acres. Each child of his blood garners another fifty.”

From "Chains" by Laurie Halse Anderson

Four years later, Perot garnered a respectable 8.4%, and his Reform Party lasted until 2000, when Donald Trump made a brief attempt at a run under its banner.

From Salon Aug. 9, 2026

Their release comes as authorities continue to try to drum up leads in the case, which garnered national attention.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 31, 2026

On the first ballot, Lincoln garnered 102 votes to Seward’s 173.5.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 31, 2026

Initially denied a rating by German's film regulator, it would likely have garnered very little attention, had it not caught the eye of the world's richest person.

From BBC Jul. 27, 2026

I have no desire to make you “tough” or “street,” perhaps because any “toughness” I garnered came reluctantly.

From "Between the World and Me" by Ta-Nehisi Coates

The petition reached that bar as of Wednesday morning, garnering more than enough support to be presented in Canada's House of Commons.

From BBC Aug. 12, 2026

Read an explainer of the year’s most bizarre rom-com: One Night Only, the buzzy new movie starring Monica Barbaro and Callum Turner, is garnering plenty of chatter—and raising plenty of questions.

From Slate Aug. 10, 2026

They slept in bunk beds and dedicated every waking hour to the cause, garnering thousands of followers on X. They drew up fliers and screen-printed red “Stop AI” shirts.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 12, 2026

In March, the series’ first official trailer became the most-watched in HBO and HBO Max history, garnering more than 277 million views across platforms within 48 hours.

From Salon May 14, 2026

In 1924, when William cracked an “unbreakable” Navy code machine, he was accused of garnering inside information from Elizebeth.

From "The Woman All Spies Fear" by Amy Butler Greenfield




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