as in earns
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 obtains An employer subject to a stop order must pay its employees for up to 10 days for time lost until the employer obtains insurance. —
Dan Eaton, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Apr. 2026 Whatever efficiency may be gained from using the tool could easily be undone in the event a threat actor obtains the keys to a network kingdom. —Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 3 Apr. 2026 Trump has said his administration's goal is to ensure Iran never obtains a nuclear weapon. —Bart Jansen, USA Today, 2 Apr. 2026 That bank levy can materialize with little warning once a creditor obtains a court judgment against you. —Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 2 Apr. 2026 According to Rawls, fair equality of opportunity obtains in a society when all persons with the same native talent (genetic inheritance) and the same degree of ambition have the same prospects for success in all competitions for positions that confer special economic and social advantages. —Encyclopedia Britannica, 20 Mar. 2026 Twin Rivers obtains an annual waiver from the Sacramento County Office of Education to be exempt from this requirement. —Jennah Pendleton, Sacbee.com, 14 Mar. 2026 The village obtains its water from the city of Elgin at a rate of about $100 per 1,000 gallons, Hof said. —Mike Danahey, Chicago Tribune, 10 Mar. 2026 The appeals court’s decision means Haitians with TPS can continue to work and remain protected from deportation unless the government obtains a stay from the Supreme Court or until the case is heard in full in federal court and the Haitian plaintiffs lose their appeal, which could take months. —Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 7 Mar. 2026
Dan Eaton, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Apr. 2026 Whatever efficiency may be gained from using the tool could easily be undone in the event a threat actor obtains the keys to a network kingdom. —Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 3 Apr. 2026 Trump has said his administration's goal is to ensure Iran never obtains a nuclear weapon. —Bart Jansen, USA Today, 2 Apr. 2026 That bank levy can materialize with little warning once a creditor obtains a court judgment against you. —Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 2 Apr. 2026 According to Rawls, fair equality of opportunity obtains in a society when all persons with the same native talent (genetic inheritance) and the same degree of ambition have the same prospects for success in all competitions for positions that confer special economic and social advantages. —Encyclopedia Britannica, 20 Mar. 2026 Twin Rivers obtains an annual waiver from the Sacramento County Office of Education to be exempt from this requirement. —Jennah Pendleton, Sacbee.com, 14 Mar. 2026 The village obtains its water from the city of Elgin at a rate of about $100 per 1,000 gallons, Hof said. —Mike Danahey, Chicago Tribune, 10 Mar. 2026 The appeals court’s decision means Haitians with TPS can continue to work and remain protected from deportation unless the government obtains a stay from the Supreme Court or until the case is heard in full in federal court and the Haitian plaintiffs lose their appeal, which could take months. —Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 7 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for obtains
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Carmona brings tenacity, experience and the kind of calm, functional play style that earns camp opportunities.— Eddie Brown, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Apr. 2026
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The winner of this matchup earns the seventh playoff seed.— Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 10 Apr. 2026
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However, an artist’s innate defiance reaps the best art.— Heide Janssen, Oc Register, 19 Apr. 2026
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The mower does the work, and your lawn reaps the benefits.— Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 1 Apr. 2026
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Desperation wins in the playoffs.— Benjamin Royer, Oc Register, 25 Apr. 2026
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In three games against Escondido this week — Mission Hills wins by 15-2, 9-1 and 10-0 — Mulford, who had a double and triple Friday, was 7 of 12 with 12 RBIs.— John Maffei, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Apr. 2026
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If no one candidate garners more that 50% of the vote, as occurred in Bass’s battle with developer Rick Caruso in 2022, then the election goes to a runoff on November 3 – the same day as the nationwide midterms.— Dominic Patten, Deadline, 21 Apr. 2026
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By all appearances, the title had all the makings of a hit doc, the kind of movie that garners serious buzz by word-of-mouth.— Winston Cho, HollywoodReporter, 21 Apr. 2026
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After being injected with a mysterious serum, Gabriel gains extraordinary strength, speed, and resilience.— Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 20 Apr. 2026
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The climate gains too, since these data centers are powered by 95% renewable energy, avoiding 10 million tons of carbon dioxide emissions over 20 years from just one 100-megawatt facility.— Todd Larsen, Baltimore Sun, 20 Apr. 2026
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Laurence’s tres leches gets a lot of praise for its crumb texture.— Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 21 Apr. 2026
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The coming months will bring more announcements and more excitement as June 2026 gets closer.— Taylor Haught, Kansas City Star, 21 Apr. 2026
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The breadth of recent enforcement actions and license revocations makes clear that this is a serious, ongoing problem that demands immediate and sustained action.— Tom Koutsoumpas, Oc Register, 24 Apr. 2026
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Hathaway makes not just a believable pop star but an indelible portrait of an artist’s ego in extremes.— Jake Coyle, Boston Herald, 24 Apr. 2026
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Lowery manifests that vision as a swirling tangle of red fabric that acquires an almost corporeal form, a mesmerizing jolt of color in the sumptuous darkness of DP Andrew Droz Palermo’s visuals (Rina Yang shot the concert scenes).— David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 14 Apr. 2026
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When a media company acquires another media company, nobody blinks.— Jonathan Hunt, Fortune, 11 Apr. 2026
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