get the message
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As an honest broker from the moderate left, notwithstanding his Trump fixation, Mr. Traub may be the chap to get the message across.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 16, 2026
All drones are banned and international journalists have been visited at home, some on multiple occasions, to ensure they get the message.
From BBC • Sep. 2, 2025
Bender didn’t get the message, so he showed up anyway and ended up chatting with some other dads for an hour.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2025
Following that, others get the message and are afraid to reveal information the administration wants to hide.
From Salon • Apr. 29, 2025
There’s no such thing as a zombie apocalypse, he told himself, but his heart didn’t get the message and started to pound.
From "Not Nothing" by Gayle Forman
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