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as in collects
to bring together in one body or place
a prisoner garnering food bit by bit and hiding it in his pillow an array of rock bands garnered from all over the country by the promoters of the festival
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as in earns
to receive as return for effort
a novelist that has garnered praise for his literate police procedurals
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Recent Examples of garners
The idea garners rare bipartisan interest, potentially providing AI companies legitimacy and addressing public anxiety about the technology's future impact.
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James Broughel,
Forbes.com,
4 July 2026
As Wembanyama garners worldwide attention, arriving right at Tatum and Silver’s New York doorstep in a moment that could change the sport, the NBA’s desire to expand hastens.
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Jared Weiss,
New York Times,
5 June 2026
Unless one candidate garners more than 50% of the votes to outright win the seat, the top two vote-getters will move on to the November general election ballot.
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Steve Scauzillo,
Daily News,
3 June 2026
Their Instagram account garners 12,500 followers — more than double and sometimes triple that of most MLP teams.
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Jason Beede,
The Orlando Sentinel,
22 May 2026
What few efforts do exist to address alcohol’s harms have been overshadowed by the opioid crisis, a parallel drug epidemic that attracts more funding, spurs more policy change, and garners more media attention despite being vastly less deadly.
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Lev Facher,
STAT,
12 May 2026
Unless one candidate garners more than 50% of votes in the June 2 primary to outright win the seat, the top two vote-getters will move on to the November general election ballot.
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Claire Wang,
Oc Register,
8 May 2026
If neither Bass nor Raman garners more that 50% of the vote, as occurred in the now incumbent’s battle with developer Rick Caruso in 2022, then the election goes to a runoff on November 3, the same day as the potentially seismic midterms.
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Dominic Patten,
Deadline,
1 May 2026
Interacting with an audience is now an essential journalistic value as the engagement garners an audience’s attention.
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Kirstin Pellizzaro,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
27 Apr. 2026
James Broughel,
Forbes.com,
4 July 2026
As Wembanyama garners worldwide attention, arriving right at Tatum and Silver’s New York doorstep in a moment that could change the sport, the NBA’s desire to expand hastens.
—
Jared Weiss,
New York Times,
5 June 2026
Unless one candidate garners more than 50% of the votes to outright win the seat, the top two vote-getters will move on to the November general election ballot.
—
Steve Scauzillo,
Daily News,
3 June 2026
Their Instagram account garners 12,500 followers — more than double and sometimes triple that of most MLP teams.
—
Jason Beede,
The Orlando Sentinel,
22 May 2026
What few efforts do exist to address alcohol’s harms have been overshadowed by the opioid crisis, a parallel drug epidemic that attracts more funding, spurs more policy change, and garners more media attention despite being vastly less deadly.
—
Lev Facher,
STAT,
12 May 2026
Unless one candidate garners more than 50% of votes in the June 2 primary to outright win the seat, the top two vote-getters will move on to the November general election ballot.
—
Claire Wang,
Oc Register,
8 May 2026
If neither Bass nor Raman garners more that 50% of the vote, as occurred in the now incumbent’s battle with developer Rick Caruso in 2022, then the election goes to a runoff on November 3, the same day as the potentially seismic midterms.
—
Dominic Patten,
Deadline,
1 May 2026
Interacting with an audience is now an essential journalistic value as the engagement garners an audience’s attention.
—
Kirstin Pellizzaro,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
27 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for garners
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Today, 1 in 4 dollars that the company collects is not attached to advertising, thanks to its 18-year-old cloud business.
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Whoever manages it collects fees on the largest and most predictable balance in the system.
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The gateway earns its place where an integration is shared, permissioned, observable or reused across many agents, and buyers should be honest about how much of their tool access clears that bar.
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Currently, a person who earns $184,500 per year pays the same amount in annual Social Security taxes as a person who earns $5 million per year.
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The crew assembles prominent figures from the Ghibli pipeline alongside newer talent.
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Travelers forward their confirmations, and the software assembles an organized trip timeline in one clear view, without the usual manual entry.
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Brendan Shanahan surely reaps the rewards for forever believing in Marner and the Core Four and continues as team president into the present.
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However, an artist’s innate defiance reaps the best art.
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America's 250th birthday is bringing on an unprecedented celebration as the nation gathers to mark the semiquincentennial of the United States.
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Good morning and welcome to The Downshift, or TDS for short, The Drive‘s news roundup that gathers the biggest automotive headlines from around the globe.
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Novak Djokovic wins his second Wimbledon title and denies Roger Federer his record eighth by holding off the Swiss star in five sets.
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Holloway, conversely, has been more active, going 5-3 since McGregor's last octagon appearance, including BMF title wins.
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Kang amasses writings from over the course of her career, beginning with her Nobel lecture and reaching deep into her life’s documents, with diaries, poems, and photographs.
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The Texas native collects coveted roles and franchise parts like Thanos amasses Infinity Stones or Tom Hanks stockpiles vintage typewriters.
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Assign someone on your team to track which standard gains adoption and position your organization to participate early, before path dependencies lock in around you.
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These worker gains date from April settlements reached just in time to avert a strike.
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