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to become known
it got about that the company was having financial difficulties
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Recent Examples of gets about
The Phoenix Open winner this week gets about 59 points.
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Dallas Morning News, 3 Feb. 2026
Our newsletter is emailed to about 6,000 people a week and our website gets about 39,000 visitors a month, not huge in the world of internet news.
—James Rainey, Los Angeles Times, 22 Jan. 2026
The voters wanted to share the tax money not just with LA County, but with the 88 cities in the county which gets about $94 million.
—Steve Scauzillo, Daily News, 17 Jan. 2026
The agency also gets about half of the water in the California Department of Water Resources’ State Water Project, a water storage and delivery system that is connected across 780 miles by canals, pipelines, reservoirs and hydroelectric power facilities, Razavian said.
—Erika I. Ritchie, Oc Register, 16 Jan. 2026
The latter gets about half its business from takeout orders, Lygizos said.
—Max Scheinblum, Denver Post, 6 Jan. 2026
The series gets about half of its audience from streaming, based on data from its first season (including the fourth quarter of 2024) and early episodes of season two.
—Rick Porter, HollywoodReporter, 19 Dec. 2025
Continue to water the lawn two times a week for 30 minutes or provide enough to supplement any rainfall so the lawn gets about 1 ½ inches.
—Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 30 Oct. 2025
Geographically, Qnity gets about 13% of its sales from the Americas, 8% from Europe, the Middle East, and Africa (EMEA), 34% from China, and the remaining roughly 45% from the rest of Asia.
—Jeff Marks, CNBC, 13 Oct. 2025
Dallas Morning News, 3 Feb. 2026
Our newsletter is emailed to about 6,000 people a week and our website gets about 39,000 visitors a month, not huge in the world of internet news.
—James Rainey, Los Angeles Times, 22 Jan. 2026
The voters wanted to share the tax money not just with LA County, but with the 88 cities in the county which gets about $94 million.
—Steve Scauzillo, Daily News, 17 Jan. 2026
The agency also gets about half of the water in the California Department of Water Resources’ State Water Project, a water storage and delivery system that is connected across 780 miles by canals, pipelines, reservoirs and hydroelectric power facilities, Razavian said.
—Erika I. Ritchie, Oc Register, 16 Jan. 2026
The latter gets about half its business from takeout orders, Lygizos said.
—Max Scheinblum, Denver Post, 6 Jan. 2026
The series gets about half of its audience from streaming, based on data from its first season (including the fourth quarter of 2024) and early episodes of season two.
—Rick Porter, HollywoodReporter, 19 Dec. 2025
Continue to water the lawn two times a week for 30 minutes or provide enough to supplement any rainfall so the lawn gets about 1 ½ inches.
—Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 30 Oct. 2025
Geographically, Qnity gets about 13% of its sales from the Americas, 8% from Europe, the Middle East, and Africa (EMEA), 34% from China, and the remaining roughly 45% from the rest of Asia.
—Jeff Marks, CNBC, 13 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for gets about
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Instacart data shows sharp pre-game jumps in purchases of Buffalo sauce, ranch dressing, salsa and queso, with chips close behind — proof that bold, shareable flavors continue to define Super Bowl Sunday spreads.—
Deirdre Bardolf,
FOXNews.com,
8 Feb. 2026
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When academic standards are quietly lowered to accommodate underprepared students, the harm spreads to all graduates.—
Andrea Mays,
Oc Register,
8 Feb. 2026
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The idea of a future European defense force, once dismissed as fantasy, now circulates seriously in policy circles.—
Julia Khrebtan-Hörhager,
The Conversation,
11 Feb. 2026
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Drone footage circulates instantly.—
Charles Edward Gehrke,
Fortune,
9 Feb. 2026
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Invent a drinking game to keep guests interested if the game gets out of hand.—
Paul Sullivan,
Chicago Tribune,
8 Feb. 2026
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The secret gets out After a season at Southern Miss in 2019, Faulkner’s big break finally came when Kirby Smart hired him to coach quarterbacks at Georgia — 20 years after the two men first met.—
Edgar Thompson,
The Orlando Sentinel,
7 Feb. 2026
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In 2023, the publication estimated that Balmoral is worth roughly £80 million, which comes out to over $109 million.—
Emma Banks,
InStyle,
4 Feb. 2026
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When a new album comes out, a representative single is featured on an editorial or algorithmicized playlist alongside a hundred other new songs.—
Brady Brickner-Wood,
New Yorker,
21 Jan. 2026
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Shenfield, who hasn’t owned a car since 2021, primarily gets around on foot.—
Katie Kilkenny,
HollywoodReporter,
7 Nov. 2025
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Soon enough, word gets around that a mysterious missile has been launched from the Pacific Ocean and the realization of the consequences set in, especially when it’s determined that the thing is hitting a city in a matter of 18 minutes.—
Brian Truitt,
USA Today,
23 Oct. 2025
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