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as in to produce
to become the father of Abraham was quite old when he got Isaac, his only son

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as in to become
to eventually have as a state or quality it's going to get colder as winter approaches

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noun

as in offspring
the descendants of a person, animal, or plant in some animal species, a new mate will refuse to raise another male's get

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Things got testy with the Mammoth jamming away at Korpisalo after the whistle and Nikita Zadorov took issue with it, tussling with Brandon Tanev. Steve Conroy, Boston Herald, 20 Oct. 2025 Fans got to see the Only Murders in the Building actress in a stunning wardrobe of bridal looks in photos shared on Instagram of her nuptials, which took place in California. Michelle Lee, PEOPLE, 19 Oct. 2025
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Mother’s Day has already passed but, man, this would’ve been a good get for that. Julia Harrison, Architectural Digest, 8 Oct. 2025 Jets, Patriots, Vikings Pittsburgh’s pass defense has been a weakness this season (the Steelers rank 25th in success rate against the pass), but the team has a couple of get-right games looming. Chad Graff, New York Times, 7 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for get
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  • My history and the lessons learned My record of immediately reversing transfers is historically bad, with this season no exception!
    Holly Shand, New York Times, 23 Oct. 2025
  • One cornerstone is Bayesian optimization, an active-learning strategy that greedily picks the next best experiment.
    Srishti Gupta, Interesting Engineering, 23 Oct. 2025
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  • When a major cloud provider sneezes, the Internet catches a cold.
    Tasmin Lockwood,Katrina Bishop, CNBC, 20 Oct. 2025
  • Wide receiver Keenan Allen caught a team-leading 11 passes for 119 yards and one touchdown.
    Elliott Teaford, Oc Register, 20 Oct. 2025
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  • There are videos flying around, with or without context; the US government is producing some, promoting others from random X accounts.
    Ben Smith, semafor.com, 20 Oct. 2025
  • Midway through the fourth quarter, the 49ers produced a fourth-down stop from their own 35-yard line.
    Cam Inman, Mercury News, 20 Oct. 2025
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  • If that's not enough to convince you, consider that the carry-on has more than 19,700 five-star ratings on Amazon.
    Asia London Palomba, Travel + Leisure, 25 Oct. 2025
  • Verna tries to earn her trust, convinced Mitsuki proves communion with the aliens is possible.
    JP Mangalindan, Time, 24 Oct. 2025
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  • Police found a firearm in the vehicle, the release says.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 23 Oct. 2025
  • The child was found by her mother three hours later, with internal vehicle temperatures having reached over 108 degrees.
    Jose R. Gonzalez, AZCentral.com, 23 Oct. 2025
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  • Ball doesn’t seem annoyed by the memes yet, but the NBA season hasn’t officially started, so there’s still time.
    Scottie Andrew, CNN Money, 18 Oct. 2025
  • He was annoyed when people advocated that.
    Marni Rose McFall, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Oct. 2025
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  • The nine runs scored in the dominant inning by the Blue Jays became the most runs scored by a team in any World Series inning in 57 years.
    Gabe Smallson, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Oct. 2025
  • Frankie first became a sports writer in 1991 at the Log Cabin Democrat in Conway and has served in the past as sports editor at the Siloam Springs Herald Leader and the Benton County Daily Record in Bentonville.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 25 Oct. 2025
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  • In 2025, Ohtani is likely to earn another MVP award, adding to his ever-expanding trophy cabinet.
    Nelson Espinal, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Oct. 2025
  • With an annual salary of $67,675, new Arkansas State Police recruits earn more than police recruits in Fayetteville, Little Rock and Rogers.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 25 Oct. 2025

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