as in to spread
to become known
it got about that the company was having financial difficulties
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Austin LifeCare, which gets about 3% of the state funding, could not be reached for comment about this story.
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Cassandra Jaramillo, ProPublica, 9 July 2024
The French athlete eventually got about 30 minutes of something approaching sleep before getting in a taxi and heading to the race, less than six hours after Charlie entered the world.
—Kyle Feldscher, CNN, 1 Aug. 2024
The unit would get about $193 million under the House GOP bill.
—Mackenzie Weinger, Axios, 25 July 2024
The money has yet to be disbursed, but experts estimate qualifying outlets should get about $14,600 per journalist a year.
—Jenny Jarvie, Los Angeles Times, 24 July 2024
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Cassandra Jaramillo, ProPublica, 9 July 2024
The French athlete eventually got about 30 minutes of something approaching sleep before getting in a taxi and heading to the race, less than six hours after Charlie entered the world.
—Kyle Feldscher, CNN, 1 Aug. 2024
The unit would get about $193 million under the House GOP bill.
—Mackenzie Weinger, Axios, 25 July 2024
The money has yet to be disbursed, but experts estimate qualifying outlets should get about $14,600 per journalist a year.
—Jenny Jarvie, Los Angeles Times, 24 July 2024
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“Get about.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/get%20about. Accessed 20 Sep. 2024.
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