as in coped
to meet one's day-to-day needs
working at night paid my college tuition and enabled me to get by—but just barely
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As a teen growing up in an abusive household, Morgan coped daily with physical and emotional harm from her mother.—
Laura Schwab Reese,
The Conversation,
2 Sep. 2025 -
More than a year after the strike, commuters have been subject to daily traffic delays along east-west interstates while businesses have coped with a sustained decline in revenue.—
Anthony Robledo,
USA Today,
20 Aug. 2025
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Johnson’s office did not immediately respond to a request for comment Wednesday, nor did HUD officials.—
Lizzie Kane,
Chicago Tribune,
7 Aug. 2025
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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.—
Rick Porter,
HollywoodReporter,
6 Aug. 2025
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The two got on famously, and have been chums ever since.—
Anne Thompson,
IndieWire,
5 Sep. 2025
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Hebron got on the board with a 4-yard TD pass from Brady Brock to Tyler Hoke early in the second quarter, but the Dragons answered with a pair of scores.—
Mike Waters,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
5 Sep. 2025
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Everybody knew everybody and got along.—
Meagan Jordan,
Rolling Stone,
29 Aug. 2025
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Natalie Portman and Mila Kunis got along splendidly on the set of Black Swan — despite director Darren Aronofsky's best efforts.—
Wesley Stenzel,
EW.com,
16 Aug. 2025
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By Sunday evening, the fire crew managed to contain 14% of this wildfire.—
CA WILDFIRE BOT,
Sacbee.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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In previous years, a private consultant managed the grant distribution process.—
Claudia Levens,
jsonline.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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Denver coach Sean Payton was done with Wilson, and the Broncos survived the hit.—
Mac Engel
September 4,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
4 Sep. 2025
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The brothers, Paul and Charles Buckel, survived.—
Olivia B. Waxman,
Time,
4 Sep. 2025
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Checks drawn from an IRA account and made out to the charity, either by the account holder or the IRA custodian, are considered qualified charitable distributions as long as other rules are met.—
Liz Weston,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
31 Aug. 2025
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From Hawaiian to Californian wood The brothers had grown up riding the waves atop giant surfboards made out of native Hawaiian woods such as ulu and koa.—
Chloe Veltman,
NPR,
31 Aug. 2025
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“Got by.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/got%20by. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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