get used to
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"When I first came on the scene, we were always looking at comments and everything, normally family, but now we just get used to it and just block it out," he said.
From BBC • Apr. 10, 2026
Should the conflict drag on much longer, Americans might need to get used to paying $4 a gallon for gasoline, she said.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 2, 2026
Investors may have to get used to that, given that the market is betting the Iran war could end soon.
From Barron's • Apr. 1, 2026
It’s a reminder, though, to get used to seeing his mug on television.
From Slate • Mar. 21, 2026
He’d flourished in his new environment, adapting in every way except one: No matter how hard he tried, he simply could not get used to the weather.
From "City Spies" by James Ponti
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