get somewhere
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His central message was to get somewhere else, a place where life is better and things are happening.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 23, 2026
"I couldn't even feel my hands on the last couple of greens, just hit the putt hoping it would get somewhere near the hole," he said.
From Barron's ● Feb. 23, 2026
“So we’re finding this whole new spate of problems related to people being sedated, particularly if they’re unhoused and they can’t get somewhere safe to be sleepy.”
From Slate ● May 12, 2024
“I’ve been sitting on the road for hours to get somewhere that’s supposed to be 20 minutes. Hours. It’s insane,” he said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 16, 2024
Gripped by a split second of fear, realizing the only thing supporting me was the water, I’d start paddling madly to get somewhere, anywhere that didn’t give me this strange feeling of falling-but-not-falling.
From "Ugly" by Robert Hoge
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