as in to earn
to receive as return for effort
after years of proving herself, she obtained recognition as a serious journalist
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Recent Examples of obtain
Jurado said the package of motions is an effort to provide support for residents and obtain answers about what led to the ongoing disaster.
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Ruben Vives,
Los Angeles Times,
24 June 2026
According to court documents obtained by KTNV and KSNV, investigators believe the confrontation stemmed from text messages Lucas had sent to Vasquez’s girlfriend, who also worked at the store.
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Christina Coulter,
PEOPLE,
23 June 2026
Additionally, Sorrell’s office is asking a judge for a trial against the hotels to obtain a permanent judgment that could close the businesses for a full year.
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Emily Holshouser,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
23 June 2026
Organizers hope the training will help rural law enforcement agencies better prepare for emergencies in schools while ensuring officers have access to resources that may otherwise be difficult to obtain.
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Dillon Thomas,
CBS News,
23 June 2026
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Ruben Vives,
Los Angeles Times,
24 June 2026
According to court documents obtained by KTNV and KSNV, investigators believe the confrontation stemmed from text messages Lucas had sent to Vasquez’s girlfriend, who also worked at the store.
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Christina Coulter,
PEOPLE,
23 June 2026
Additionally, Sorrell’s office is asking a judge for a trial against the hotels to obtain a permanent judgment that could close the businesses for a full year.
—
Emily Holshouser,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
23 June 2026
Organizers hope the training will help rural law enforcement agencies better prepare for emergencies in schools while ensuring officers have access to resources that may otherwise be difficult to obtain.
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Dillon Thomas,
CBS News,
23 June 2026
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Meanwhile, Warren’s second pitch of that plate appearance made for some chin music — more so than the one that Contreras walked on — and earned a glare from the batter.
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This basic tank has earned 2,900 five-star ratings, and reviewers are raving about its quality and fit.
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The point Algeria picked up for the draw gave them four for the tournament, one more than Iran gained in their three matches in Group G, and dropped Iran to the ninth spot among the third place teams, one shy of making the round of 32.
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James Stocklas gained some celebrity for his Powerball win, but all of it was positive, and the coverage quickly faded.
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Cendejas is a partner at the Strategy Group and has worked with several notable winning political campaigns, including San Francisco Mayor Daniel Lurie and Wahab’s first run for Senate against former Fremont Mayor Lily Mei in 2022.
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The Red Sox have won seven of his last eight games.
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So many of those parcels had been seized, stolen, or abandoned, or else were ticking away into the high season, cash millions worth of cannabis sown and soon to be reaped.
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Large firms have outsourced labor-intensive work while reaping technology’s huge productivity gains.
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The Wings are far from the only team that Miles has dominated and the guard is the runaway favorite for WNBA Rookie of the Year and has even garnered MVP consideration for her hot start.
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Voegtlin’s book did not initially garner much attention.
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The Property Brothers star, 48, got candid about previously letting his work bleed too much into his home life, to the point where his 4-year-old son, Parker, started noticing.
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The small island nation off the western coast of Africa, which is making its debut on soccer’s grandest stage, already held 2010 champion Spain to a 0-0 draw and then came from behind to get a 2-2 result against Uruguay.
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Later, there were heavy planters added to the pool deck and other additions made to the building.
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The council made similar appointments when Patrick Cannon stepped down in 2014 after he was indicted on public corruption charges and in 2013 when Anthony Foxx left the city to become the federal secretary of transportation.
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In our post-religious era—in which, beneath the cloak of secular humanitarianism, righteous religiosity and virtuous crusading remain as potent as ever—history has attained the authority, authenticity and prestige that religion and its prelates once possessed.
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Walt Hazzard and Gail Goodrich didn’t attain the necessary 75% of votes.
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“Obtain.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/obtain. Accessed 30 Jun. 2026.
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