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
"I don't want to make a big thing of it, but it is important to get the message out about urging people to go and get tested," he said.
From BBC • May 11, 2025
Following that, others get the message and are afraid to reveal information the administration wants to hide.
From Salon • Apr. 29, 2025
It will be up to the department to more aggressively get the message out.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 9, 2025
“DuShawn is DuShawn, okay? The only way he knows to get the message across to Addie that he likes her is to nail her with spitballs and slip whoopee cushions under her butt.”
From "The Misfits" by James Howe
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