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

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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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And so to be able to execute those and get some quick outs, get some early outs was definitely huge. Lamond Pope, Chicago Tribune, 19 July 2025 Sign up for Entertainment Weekly's free daily newsletter to get breaking TV news, exclusive first looks, recaps, reviews, interviews with your favorite stars, and more. Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 19 July 2025
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At the right price, around $3.5 million, Smith is a worthwhile get for a team in need of defensive stability. Dom Luszczyszyn, New York Times, 17 June 2025 On top that, Nintendo has fostered a massive platform for indie games that helped bolster its profile in recent years, even securing the incredible get of Hades II as a console exclusive for a limited time. Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 5 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for get
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  • Successful people are always learning—not always managing.
    Anne Sugar, Forbes.com, 23 July 2025
  • The Oscar winner’s eight-episode cyber thriller The Savant will premiere Friday, Sept. 26 on Apple TV+, with the first two episodes, TVLine has learned.
    Matt Webb Mitovich, TVLine, 23 July 2025
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  • Scannell also said that his dogs as well as one of his neighbors suffered respiratory problems after one of the project's contractors — who was later fired — was caught dumping debris out of the building's windows.
    JC Reindl, Freep.com, 23 July 2025
  • How about pointing out that cheating, stealing and lying — even when you don’t get caught — are terrible choices that will catch up with you eventually and will hurt others in the meantime?
    Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 22 July 2025
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  • Additionally, the company's Orion Assembly facility, originally slated to become an EV-only plant, will now produce light-duty pickup trucks and SUVs.
    Stuart Dyos, The Tennessean, 23 July 2025
  • The fleet includes a host of rarities, such as the 10 millionth Ford Mustang produced (built at the Flat Rock Assembly plant) and the 1999 Ford Thunderbird Concept as well as various iterations of the company’s famed GT supercars.
    Eric D. Lawrence, Freep.com, 23 July 2025
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  • The sustained interest has Crawford convinced that demand for cottage cheese isn’t just a passing craze.
    Danielle Wiener-Bronner, CNN Money, 26 July 2025
  • My 16-year-old daughter finally convinced me to try a heatless curling set, and honestly, it’s saved my hair.
    Jacquelyn Smith, Parents, 26 July 2025
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  • Search crews found Phillips’ Jeep crushed into the mud, but have not recovered the fire chief’s body after more than two weeks of searching.
    Bayliss Wagner, Austin American Statesman, 25 July 2025
  • Determined to find a way to make his first feature-length movie, Zhou took a multi-tiered approach to securing financing.
    Julie Hinds, Freep.com, 25 July 2025
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  • That acquisition annoyed shareholders and customers alike, with investors taking issue with the fact that it was structured to avoid a vote.
    Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 25 July 2025
  • However, in addition to the controversy over self-grading the results, OpenAI also annoyed the IMO community because its Saturday announcement appears to have violated the embargo agreement with the International Mathematical Olympiad.
    Benj Edwards, ArsTechnica, 21 July 2025
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  • Extreme weather events, including heat waves and heavy rainfall, are becoming more frequent, posing risks to human health and infrastructure.
    Caitlin Looby, jsonline.com, 24 July 2025
  • In 2004, the nickname became a registered trademark of the university.
    Leo Bertucci, The Courier-Journal, 24 July 2025
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  • Earlier this year, five Tenet Healthcare hospitals sued a different hospital ratings organization called the Leapfrog Group after its hospitals earned low safety grades, according to the Miami Herald.
    Lisa Schencker, Chicago Tribune, 29 July 2025
  • Instead, the latest Marvel movie picks up with its titular foursome several years into their new careers, having already earned fame and respect as the only superheroes on their planet, known as Earth 828.
    EW.com, EW.com, 29 July 2025

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