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Recent Examples of get around Without Senate confirmation, nominees only can serve for a year, though Hobbs tried to get around that deadline with a hiring maneuver a court said did not follow state law. Stacey Barchenger, AZCentral.com, 8 July 2025 The most successful third-party candidacy was in 1912, according to Boston University political history expert Bruce J. Schulman, when Theodore Roosevelt finished second and got around 27% of the popular vote. Kathryn Palmer, USA Today, 8 July 2025 Visitors such as Flor Reyes also use the shuttles to get around the beaches. Emilie Takahashi, Oc Register, 6 July 2025 Mamdani never got around to it, and the Post never followed up. Max Tani, semafor.com, 30 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for get around
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Verb
  • Noncompliance can mean monetary penalties, restricted market access and lasting reputational damage that can be very difficult to overcome.
    Paresh Sagar, Forbes.com, 14 July 2025
  • Becky Lynch overcame Lyra Valkyria and Bayley to retain the Women’s Intercontinental Championship in what was possibly the match of the night.
    Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 14 July 2025
Verb
  • The administration’s attacks on science demand a response from Congress, especially when political appointees try to circumvent the law.
    Matt Motta, Scientific American, 10 July 2025
  • The company designs its own servers internally, circumventing OEMs and collaborating directly with manufacturers to reduce costs, enhance performance, and rapidly incorporate the latest GPUs.
    Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 9 July 2025
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  • Controlling a fire means ensuring that the fire can't spread or cross the containment line.
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  • Large media accounts like Pop Crave and Pop Base spread the incident to millions of followers on X, and social media posts have reported that the Astronomer CEO is the man in the video.
    Michael Loria, USA Today, 19 July 2025
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  • For efficient and safe removal, residents should avoid stacking debris near trees, utility poles, mailboxes, fire hydrants, or meters.
    Robbie Farias, Austin American Statesman, 12 July 2025
  • Together, the groups have created a high-tech stage in the upper stands, to avoid potentially damaging the pitch at halftime of such an important game, featuring 40,000 pounds of gear, scenery and structural trusses.
    Melanie Anzidei, New York Times, 12 July 2025
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  • The Dodgers defeated the Yankees in the 2024 World Series four games to one.
    Tim Lammers, Forbes.com, 15 July 2025
  • Buhari defeated Goodluck Jonathan in 2015 in what was judged to be Nigeria's fairest election to date.
    Benjamin Ezeamalu, USA Today, 14 July 2025
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  • Cromartie also took a plea deal for charges including strangulation, third degree assault of a police officer, first degree wanton endangerment, disarming a peace officer, fleeing or evading police, resisting arrest and violation of a foreign protective order, according to court records.
    Killian Baarlaer, The Courier-Journal, 18 July 2025
  • Of late, Netanyahu has attempted to fudge the issue by pushing through legislation that would create a technical process for drafting the ultra-Orthodox but in practice make the new requirements easy to evade.
    Yair Rosenberg, The Atlantic, 17 July 2025
Verb
  • Walnuts, almonds and pistachios constantly circulate the production facility, undergoing more than 16 hours of processing per batch before being shipped out in lightweight tin cans to retailers and consumers.
    Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 11 July 2025
  • For days, the message circulated on WhatsApp chats, warning of an imminent attack.
    Jacqueline Charles July 11, Miami Herald, 11 July 2025
Verb
  • The project explores the tension between love and loneliness, questioning whether one escapes solitude by helping others find meaningful relationships.
    Matt Grobar, Deadline, 21 July 2025
  • Eventually, in a moment of crisis, Titch also escapes with him on it, kicking off what will become a wild continent-hopping odyssey.
    Angie Han, HollywoodReporter, 21 July 2025

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