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as in coped
to meet one's day-to-day needs
despite his new job's low pay, he was still getting on
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as in progressed
to move forward along a course
find out how the marketing department is getting on with the new ad campaign
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Recent Examples of got on
Despite the multitude of changes, the Americans started the game well with an opening goal in the third minute and then fought back to tie the match in the second half after Turkey finally got on the score sheet.
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Kyle Feldscher,
CNN Money,
26 June 2026
In the second World Cup match in Arlington, FC Dallas’ best striker, Petar Musa, got on the board for Croatia with a first half goal that ignited the DFW crowd and made the 28-year-old stream tears down his face.
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Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
26 June 2026
Meanwhile, the little girl got on the bus with her mom and her baby brother.
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Adam Harrington,
CBS News,
25 June 2026
Police asked how his DNA got on the bullet casings.
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Meredith Colias-Pete,
Chicago Tribune,
25 June 2026
Bolte homered in the bottom of the seventh and nearly did so again in the ninth; Gelof’s bottom-of-the-ninth-inning four-bagger extended his MLB-best hitting streak to 21 games; and catcher Jonah Heim got on base in his first three at-bats of the game, hitting two singles.
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Sean Campbell,
Sacbee.com,
18 June 2026
She was also dropped off at the Plaza pickup and got on a bus at the same time as Toubia.
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Joseph Hernandez,
Kansas City Star,
18 June 2026
The Eagles got on the board first and never looked back.
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Jack Murray,
Boston Herald,
11 June 2026
San Antonio got on the board in the finals, taking Game 3 115-111 and snapping New York's 13-game playoff win streak.
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Geoff Clark Outkick,
FOXNews.com,
10 June 2026
Kyle Feldscher,
CNN Money,
26 June 2026
In the second World Cup match in Arlington, FC Dallas’ best striker, Petar Musa, got on the board for Croatia with a first half goal that ignited the DFW crowd and made the 28-year-old stream tears down his face.
—
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
26 June 2026
Meanwhile, the little girl got on the bus with her mom and her baby brother.
—
Adam Harrington,
CBS News,
25 June 2026
Police asked how his DNA got on the bullet casings.
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Meredith Colias-Pete,
Chicago Tribune,
25 June 2026
Bolte homered in the bottom of the seventh and nearly did so again in the ninth; Gelof’s bottom-of-the-ninth-inning four-bagger extended his MLB-best hitting streak to 21 games; and catcher Jonah Heim got on base in his first three at-bats of the game, hitting two singles.
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Sean Campbell,
Sacbee.com,
18 June 2026
She was also dropped off at the Plaza pickup and got on a bus at the same time as Toubia.
—
Joseph Hernandez,
Kansas City Star,
18 June 2026
The Eagles got on the board first and never looked back.
—
Jack Murray,
Boston Herald,
11 June 2026
San Antonio got on the board in the finals, taking Game 3 115-111 and snapping New York's 13-game playoff win streak.
—
Geoff Clark Outkick,
FOXNews.com,
10 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for got on
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Despite the overwhelming demand for medical services and the shortage of supplies in Venezuela’s public health system, Domingo Luciani Hospital in the capital of Caracas coped with an influx of patients thanks to a flood of donations.
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Only conceded once at Arsenal last week and coped well, before making some fine saves on the final day against Wolves.
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As the race progressed, Schlossberg received heavy media scrutiny by The New York Times with reports of high turnover inside his campaign and allegations of erratic behavior.
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As things progressed, sources say the studio brought in Reeves’ Toy Story 4 director to pitch his vision, which eventually led to Reeves thumbs up to star in the film.
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McCarthy drove a liner to center field that got by the diving Mangum and rolled to the wall.
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McCarthy drove a liner to center field that got by the diving Mangum and rolled to the wall.
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Johnson’s office did not immediately respond to a request for comment Wednesday, nor did HUD officials.
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The two men then said Smollett paid them to stage the attack, and Smollett was charged with filing a false police report; the charges were later dropped after Smollett paid a fine and did community service.
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But the Gen-X icons reportedly got along swimmingly and have long referred to each other as husband and wife because of their wedding scene.
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Despite evidence that the two got along well enough, rumors spread in Vienna after Mozart’s death that Salieri had poisoned him.
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Members of the Orange Army danced, sang, marched and partied, saying their iconic celebrations were a way to bring joy to the World Cup, regardless of the outcome on the pitch.
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Every evening for weeks, protesters have marched by the thousands in the capital, Tirana, holding up cutouts of flamingos.
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The Phillies loaded the bases with two outs in the second, and after fouling off several Chandler pitches, Crawford took another late swipe and managed to hit one down the third base line off the end of the bat.
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In addition, problems at large banks — the failure of which could cause systemic issues — can be managed better if those banks have a larger cushion of reserves to draw on, either to get through a difficult period or to be resolved.
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Boasberg issued a temporary restraining order and ordered that the planes be turned around, but Justice Department attorneys said his oral instructions directing the flight to be returned were defective, and the deportations proceeded as planned.
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The tensions around the negotiations The negotiations proceeded under a cloud of escalating tensions.
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