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get

[get] / gɛt /






VERB
contact for communication
Synonyms
STRONGEST
WEAK




VERB
produce offspring
Synonyms
Antonyms




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Plenty of investors still think that the AI build-out could get messy, with companies overspending and Wall Street eventually weeding out the losers.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026

“We obviously hope for every co-investment to get this large,” Scott Wilson, WashU’s endowment chief, wrote in an email, “but few businesses compound at this rate for such a long period of time.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026

Because of Tom Jr's sudden guilty plea, Kow Mensah and two other Ghanian men – Gershon Norvivor and Kojo Attah – did not get the opportunity to testify.

From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026

“You hear stories of people going to the World Cup with their whole family.  Now you can’t even get a ticket,” he said.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 8, 2026

It will be a long and difficult struggle to get the Philippines back on its feet.

From "At Last She Stood" by Erin Entrada Kelly




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