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
Spain, one of Europe's front runners in renewable energy, gets about 46% of its power from solar and wind, according to the think tank Ember— sometimes more than 70%.
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Julia Simon, NPR, 8 Oct. 2025
Applied Materials gets about 25% of its sales in China.
—John Dorfman, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
And increased audiences would mean higher ad rates, which would help pay for the show (the TV Academy gets about $8 million a year for its license fee, split among the four networks).
—Michael Schneider, Variety, 5 Sep. 2025
Starlink gets about $9 million for 5,400 locations.
—PC Magazine, 5 Sep. 2025
China gets about 20 percent of its soybeans from the United States.
—Brett Samuels, The Hill, 11 Aug. 2025
Midland Care, a nonprofit organization in Topeka, gets about $9,000 a month for dual-eligible patients and about $7,000 for Medicaid-only patients, said Shawn Sullivan, Midland’s CEO.
—Suzanne King, Kansas City Star, 11 Aug. 2025
Julia Simon, NPR, 8 Oct. 2025
Applied Materials gets about 25% of its sales in China.
—John Dorfman, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
And increased audiences would mean higher ad rates, which would help pay for the show (the TV Academy gets about $8 million a year for its license fee, split among the four networks).
—Michael Schneider, Variety, 5 Sep. 2025
Starlink gets about $9 million for 5,400 locations.
—PC Magazine, 5 Sep. 2025
China gets about 20 percent of its soybeans from the United States.
—Brett Samuels, The Hill, 11 Aug. 2025
Midland Care, a nonprofit organization in Topeka, gets about $9,000 a month for dual-eligible patients and about $7,000 for Medicaid-only patients, said Shawn Sullivan, Midland’s CEO.
—Suzanne King, Kansas City Star, 11 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for gets about
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This outdoor patio heater spreads heat up to 18 feet away, and the flame is easy to light in under five seconds.—
Molly Blanco,
Better Homes & Gardens,
7 Oct. 2025
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Their presence puts migrant and refugee families at greater risk and spreads fear throughout our communities.—
Billal Rahman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 Oct. 2025
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The nomination deadline was January 31, and while speculation often circulates in the media, the Committee does not confirm nominees.—
Shane Croucher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 Oct. 2025
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The platform incorporates several system upgrades, including a liquid metal loop that circulates 2,500 pounds (1,100 kilograms) of bismuth and a custom 200-kilowatt heat exchanger.—
Aman Tripathi,
Interesting Engineering,
1 Oct. 2025
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This standoff goes on for almost 10 minutes before the driver finally gets out and is escorted away.—
Ivana Kottasová,
CNN Money,
8 Sep. 2025
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The problem comes when inflation gets out of hand — when average prices go up faster than average wages are going up.—
Vivian Tu,
CNBC,
29 Aug. 2025
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Lindell handles very ugly, difficult matchups and usually comes out on top, regardless of who he’s partnered with.—
Harman Dayal,
New York Times,
7 Oct. 2025
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But that ending reveal, which comes out of nowhere and leads us straight into the credits with no time to process it, will continue to spark debates for decades.—
Samantha Allen,
Them.,
7 Oct. 2025
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This approach gets around certain plasma confinement challenges faced by tokamaks, which arise from variations in magnetic coil density around the toroidal ring.—
Aman Tripathi,
Interesting Engineering,
24 Sep. 2025
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Per Yahoo Finance , their social media impressions are 40 million+ per month and their website gets around 300,000 visits in a month.—
Sandy Carter,
Forbes.com,
18 Sep. 2025
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“Gets about.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gets%20about. Accessed 15 Oct. 2025.
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