get hold of
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"But we need a wider police presence... to get hold of these people as they're in the act."
From BBC ● Jul. 27, 2026
And he’ll need to get hold of their nighttime raids into the pantry and incessant time spent on social media before it renders them unfit for purpose when their parents get home.
From Barron's ● May 27, 2026
Many of the people who lined up for days to get hold of a Royal Pop weren’t serious collectors but were looking to make a quick buck.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 22, 2026
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
Were Kemmerich able to make any use of the boots, then Müller would rather go bare-foot over barbed wire than scheme how to get hold of them.
From "All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel" by Erich Maria Remarque
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