as in spreads
to become known
it got about that the company was having financial difficulties
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Recent Examples of gets about
For comparison, the county government gets about 26% of its countywide property-tax revenue from homestead properties.
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Garrett Shanley Herald, Miami Herald, 27 May 2026
The war in Iran is expected to be up for discussion during the visit, as China gets about 60% of its oil through the Strait of Hormuz.
—Nicole Fallert, USA Today, 13 May 2026
For the average recipient, who gets about $2,000 a month before taxes, that’s a $600 cut.
—Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 8 May 2026
China gets about 40 percent of its oil from the Persian Gulf.
—David Frum, The Atlantic, 1 Apr. 2026
Tybee Island usually gets about $12 million for the services, but that’s no longer a sure thing.
—Aj Willingham, AJC.com, 24 Mar. 2026
Pivetta gets about 20 inches of rise on his four-seam fastball.
—Jeff Sanders, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Mar. 2026
Japan still gets about 95% of its crude imports from the Middle East, helping explain why its stock markets reacted so sharply to the risk of a prolonged disruption in the Strait of Hormuz.
—Alaa Shahine Salha, semafor.com, 11 Mar. 2026
While its Iranian oil imports are easily replaced, China gets about half of its oil from the Middle East as a whole.
—Janis MacKey Frayer, NBC news, 5 Mar. 2026
Garrett Shanley Herald, Miami Herald, 27 May 2026
The war in Iran is expected to be up for discussion during the visit, as China gets about 60% of its oil through the Strait of Hormuz.
—Nicole Fallert, USA Today, 13 May 2026
For the average recipient, who gets about $2,000 a month before taxes, that’s a $600 cut.
—Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 8 May 2026
China gets about 40 percent of its oil from the Persian Gulf.
—David Frum, The Atlantic, 1 Apr. 2026
Tybee Island usually gets about $12 million for the services, but that’s no longer a sure thing.
—Aj Willingham, AJC.com, 24 Mar. 2026
Pivetta gets about 20 inches of rise on his four-seam fastball.
—Jeff Sanders, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Mar. 2026
Japan still gets about 95% of its crude imports from the Middle East, helping explain why its stock markets reacted so sharply to the risk of a prolonged disruption in the Strait of Hormuz.
—Alaa Shahine Salha, semafor.com, 11 Mar. 2026
While its Iranian oil imports are easily replaced, China gets about half of its oil from the Middle East as a whole.
—Janis MacKey Frayer, NBC news, 5 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for gets about
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The after-ski includes live music, traditional buffet spreads, and dancing around a maypole in ski boots.—
Lea Lane,
Forbes.com,
31 May 2026
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The thinking is that prostate cancer usually spreads more slowly in older men.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
31 May 2026
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Testing and scans revealed that Grant had a rare birth defect called partial anomalous pulmonary venous return, or a PAPVR, which improperly circulates blood through the chambers of the heart.—
Ashley Hume,
FOXNews.com,
26 May 2026
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The heart-lung machine that has evolved over the years circulates and oxygenates blood during open-heart surgery.—
Stephanie Stahl,
CBS News,
20 May 2026
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The problem arises when anger becomes a fixation and gets out of control.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
16 May 2026
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Video shows Rocky did eventually return to his own yard, and a child holding a blanket can be seen chasing the dog before a woman gets out of a black SUV parked in the road.—
Katie Houlis,
CBS News,
9 May 2026
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And while the high-yield savings account is positioned to be slightly more profitable over the next nine months, the CD still comes out on top after a full year.—
Matt Richardson,
CBS News,
20 May 2026
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Bake for 25 to 35 minutes, or until a knife inserted in the middle comes out clean.—
The Washington Post,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
13 May 2026
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That’s also a long story, which Hokum eventually gets around to filling in the blanks.—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
30 Apr. 2026
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The cathedral gets around 6 million visitors per year.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
5 Mar. 2026
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