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as in copes
to meet one's day-to-day needs most college students can get along with just a few hours of sleep at night
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as in progresses
to move forward along a course the preparations for the party are getting along just fine
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Recent Examples of gets along Robert is a funny, kind, and sweet boy who gets along well with others and loves to make new friends. —
CBS News, 15 Apr. 2026 Edwards said the room gets along well and is learning from one another. —Shreyas Laddha, Kansas City Star, 1 Apr. 2026 Robert is a funny, kind, and sweet boy who gets along well with others and loves to make new friends. —Mare Staff, Boston Herald, 29 Mar. 2026 But everyone gets along, which is good. —Christina Perrier, InStyle, 20 Jan. 2026 There’s the fact that no one gets along with Andrew after his recent scandals. —Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 3 Jan. 2026 Every patron, from fisherman to tourists, gets along just fine. —Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 27 Oct. 2025 Bernie also gets along well with other dogs. —Lydia Patrick, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Oct. 2025 Everyone gets along really well. —Tim Britton, New York Times, 29 Sep. 2025
CBS News, 15 Apr. 2026 Edwards said the room gets along well and is learning from one another. —Shreyas Laddha, Kansas City Star, 1 Apr. 2026 Robert is a funny, kind, and sweet boy who gets along well with others and loves to make new friends. —Mare Staff, Boston Herald, 29 Mar. 2026 But everyone gets along, which is good. —Christina Perrier, InStyle, 20 Jan. 2026 There’s the fact that no one gets along with Andrew after his recent scandals. —Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 3 Jan. 2026 Every patron, from fisherman to tourists, gets along just fine. —Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 27 Oct. 2025 Bernie also gets along well with other dogs. —Lydia Patrick, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Oct. 2025 Everyone gets along really well. —Tim Britton, New York Times, 29 Sep. 2025
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Our awkward hero copes with grief through humor while navigating relationships with her type-A sister (Sian Clifford), her nasty stepmother (Olivia Colman), and, in season 2, a hot priest (Andrew Scott).— Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 7 Mar. 2026
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New secrets about the city’s origins arise, and the social structure struggles as the bunker copes with fallout from last season.— Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 20 Feb. 2026
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As work progresses, the project will be closely watched as a test of whether long-standing environmental issues can finally be resolved.— Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 17 Apr. 2026
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Duncan told The Star that the amendment provides for more transparency as the project progresses.— Dylan Lysen, Kansas City Star, 16 Apr. 2026
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There was also the City Council’s jaw-dropping decision in November to raise the annual fees for the two subsidized valet parking spots every hotel gets by 789% — from $634 to $5,000.— U T Editorial Board, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Apr. 2026
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For example, a saltwater pool can increase the number of daily saves a listing gets by 11%; the same thing goes for an outdoor shower.— Sophia Beams, Better Homes & Gardens, 16 Apr. 2026
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Iran also churns out massive numbers of drones, as does Russia.— Trudy Rubin, Mercury News, 24 Apr. 2026
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Milan may not have the fairytale beauty of some other Italian cities, and nor does The Carlton at first glance, but this is a hotel rooted in quintessential Milanese style.— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Apr. 2026
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Kyle says a teary good-bye to everyone, gets on a boat, and is let out in the deep blue water, heading back to civilization, heading over each rocking swell, not into the future, but somehow into the past.— Brian Moylan, Vulture, 26 Feb. 2026
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Twice thwarted, Beth sighs, says yes, and gets on with the business of living.— Inkoo Kang, New Yorker, 5 Feb. 2026
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Then, Gronk comes along and that conversation.— Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 20 Apr. 2026
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Then Joe Biden and his corrupt administration comes along and makes matters worse, allowing thousands of criminals to enter our country illegally, pillaging Americans while being pampered in luxury hotels on our dime.— Voice of the People, New York Daily News, 19 Apr. 2026
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Forget insight into its subject’s strange, warped personal life, or his artistry as an entertainer, or his family’s famously fraught dynamics — Michael barely manages the momentum needed to propel itself between the many musical numbers that are its main reason for existing.— Alison Willmore, Vulture, 23 Apr. 2026
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The neighborhood The eastern Algarve is an area that manages to fall under the radar of most tourists.— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Apr. 2026
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Now, as the investigation proceeds, the National Weather Service is advising residents to seek storm information from a variety of reliable sources.— Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 25 Apr. 2026
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He is expected to make an initial court appearance in North Carolina before the case proceeds in federal court in New York.— Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 23 Apr. 2026
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