get hold of
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Buyers are also paying unusually high premiums to get hold of jet fuel and diesel straight away.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 13, 2026
Dave Watson, our physio, had tried and failed to get hold of any information concerning him, his game or his whereabouts.
From BBC • Mar. 27, 2026
"And the biggest issue is availability. I mean, there is very little in the country, you can't get hold of liquid fertiliser at all."
From BBC • Mar. 23, 2026
"I said 'you have to get hold of George Robertson'. I think they thought that was a bit strange because George was my opposite number who spent his life making my life difficult."
From BBC • Mar. 7, 2026
‘Here it is. Don’t pinch, lad! I won’t let you go. Tread water and don’t flounder, or you’ll upset the boat. There now, get hold of the side, and let me use the paddle!’
From "The Fellowship of the Ring" by J.R.R. Tolkien
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