as in to earn
to receive as return for effort
after years of proving herself, she obtained recognition as a serious journalist
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Recent Examples of obtain
Atila found residues in seven different vessels but only obtained a conclusive result from one artifact excavated in the ancient city of Pergamon that dates from the second century.
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Jack Guy, CNN Money, 10 Feb. 2026
But documents obtained by The Guardian and The Associated Press undermine that testimony.
—Matt Brown, Fortune, 10 Feb. 2026
This was the case in Argentina with Javier Milei, in Paraguay with Santiago Peña, in Ecuador with Daniel Noboa, and in El Salvador with the reelection of Bukele, who obtained more than 80 percent of the vote.
—Evandro Cruz Silva, The Dial, 10 Feb. 2026
The scheme outlined by prosecutors involved Azevedo’s support for the declaration of a state of emergency on homelessness in San Leandro to help the Duongs obtain the lucrative contract.
—Chase Hunter, Mercury News, 10 Feb. 2026
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Jack Guy, CNN Money, 10 Feb. 2026
But documents obtained by The Guardian and The Associated Press undermine that testimony.
—Matt Brown, Fortune, 10 Feb. 2026
This was the case in Argentina with Javier Milei, in Paraguay with Santiago Peña, in Ecuador with Daniel Noboa, and in El Salvador with the reelection of Bukele, who obtained more than 80 percent of the vote.
—Evandro Cruz Silva, The Dial, 10 Feb. 2026
The scheme outlined by prosecutors involved Azevedo’s support for the declaration of a state of emergency on homelessness in San Leandro to help the Duongs obtain the lucrative contract.
—Chase Hunter, Mercury News, 10 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for obtain
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Gannett may earn revenue for audience referrals to Jackpocket services.—
USA Today staff,
USA Today,
13 Feb. 2026
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Beyond her performances, Russo has earned critical recognition as a songwriter.—
Kristen Wisneski,
Billboard,
13 Feb. 2026
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Local polls had consistently projected that no single party would gain a majority, necessitating the formation of a coalition government.—
GRANT PECK,
Arkansas Online,
9 Feb. 2026
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The analyst also expects MongoDB to gain from higher consumption, driven by rising enterprise workloads.—
TipRanks,
CNBC,
8 Feb. 2026
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Democrat Joe Biden won Georgia by about 11,800 votes in an election overseen by a Republican secretary of state and certified by a Republican governor.—
Kate Brumback,
Los Angeles Times,
11 Feb. 2026
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Her performance in the women's luge singles on Tuesday also marked just the second time an American has won an Olympic medal in the event.—
Chantz Martin,
FOXNews.com,
11 Feb. 2026
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At the end of the 19th century, the United States took the island by force and set up its own lucrative sugar colony, with mainland corporations controlling a significant share of production and reaping massive profits.—
Andrew R. Chow,
Time,
9 Feb. 2026
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However, the structure of these tax breaks, particularly changes to the state and local tax (SALT) deduction caps, suggests that middle- and higher-income households will reap most of the benefits.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
5 Feb. 2026
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The cool-girl pair garners plenty of praise, and the kicker?—
Kyra Surgent,
InStyle,
7 Feb. 2026
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Girls’ participation is booming — between the 2023-2024 and 2024-2025 school years, 25,000 more girls signed up for high school flag football and it was offered in nearly 1,000 more schools — in a trend that’s garnering significant coverage and celebration.—
Hannah Keyser,
CNN Money,
7 Feb. 2026
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And the other function of music media is learning more, getting deeper into fandom, learning more about the lives of a lot of musicians, many of whom don’t necessarily need a magazine or music media to put their image out there for them.—
Ben Smith,
semafor.com,
14 Feb. 2026
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This latest iteration, which builds on the 2024 version by adding a voter ID provision, must get 60 votes to pass.—
Swapna Venugopal Ramaswamy,
USA Today,
14 Feb. 2026
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The San Francisco Police Department’s Strategic Investigation Unit continues to investigate the shooting, while no arrests have been made at this time.—
Scott Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
10 Feb. 2026
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That success only made realizing his childhood Olympic medal dream all the more tantalizing.—
Dana ONeil,
CNN Money,
10 Feb. 2026
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But prison camps attained this scale and significance only gradually.—
Drew Gilpin Faust,
The Atlantic,
8 Feb. 2026
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In math, just 18% of students attained that level.—
Larry Sand,
Daily News,
6 Feb. 2026
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