get used to
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I would be sad if it sounded like techno, but I’d get used to it.
From Salon • Jun. 8, 2026
The awards she won are now hidden away in her basement "until I get used to the idea".
From BBC • May 22, 2026
“That way, she’ll get used to … making a payment each month somewhere, but it will be saved up for her,” said Hughes, a senior wealth adviser at Mercer Advisors who is based in Minneapolis.
From MarketWatch • May 21, 2026
But we get used to new tech quickly and turn to it instinctively.
From Slate • May 6, 2026
“Kids say much worse words than stupid, Mama. This is America. You should get used to it.”
From "A Place at the Table" by Saadia Faruqi and Laura Shovan
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