getting there
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A Bass spokesperson said after the interview that the mayor remains committed to reaching the 9,500-officer benchmark in the long run, but did not provide a timeline for getting there.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 8, 2026
"She's getting there, she will get there because she's very strong – but that will take time."
From BBC • Mar. 17, 2026
"We are getting there, we are close, and the final push will have to be done by ministers themselves" in Yaounde, said Olberg.
From Barron's • Mar. 11, 2026
The book starts off as science fiction and ends somewhere in the murky realm of cosmic horror and elder gods, but getting there is so enjoyable it will please a wide variety of readers.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 12, 2025
As though her life depended on getting there in time.
From "The God of Small Things" by Arundhati Roy
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