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Recent Examples on the Web Data is hard to come by: one statistic that is often reported is that in 2020, the U.S. Cannabis Industry used almost one billion pieces of single-use plastic. Lindsey Bartlett, Rolling Stone, 17 Oct. 2024 Tumi 19 Degree Continental Expandable 4-wheel Carry-on Tumi discounts are rare to come by, so don't let this one pass you by. Amber Love Bond, Travel + Leisure, 16 Oct. 2024 Inevitably, the many companies that have been acquired in the pet industry are going to find future growth harder to come by than their acquirors anticipated when they were bought. Richard Kestenbaum, Forbes, 10 Oct. 2024 Well, silk from the silk moth (Bombyx mori) has similar properties to spiders’ silk but with less structural complexity, and the raw materials are easier to come by. New Atlas, 10 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for come by 

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“Come by.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/come%20by. Accessed 31 Oct. 2024.

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