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gets
  • present tense form of get (3rd person singular).

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Appeared in the March 17, 2026, print edition as 'Orion Gets $2.2 Billion to Bet on Mining Critical Minerals'.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 16, 2026

He Gets Us has been running these strange, Jesus-themed commercials for multiple Super Bowls in a row now, and they’re only getting more contrived.

From Slate • Feb. 8, 2026

Loosely translated, the title is Everyone Gets to Know.

From BBC • Jan. 16, 2026

Appeared in the January 10, 2026, print edition as 'A Venezuela Prison Gets Harsh Spotlight'.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 9, 2026

“Stretching is key. Gets you ready for the next workout. Okay.”

From "Black Brother, Black Brother" by Jewell Parker Rhodes