- present tense form of get (3rd person singular).
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Appeared in the June 8, 2026, print edition as 'Xavier Becerra Gets a Supreme Court Assist'.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 7, 2026
Schofield was the daughter of movie producer John D. Schofield, whose credits include As Good as It Gets and Jerry Maguire.
From BBC • Mar. 7, 2026
Appeared in the February 9, 2026, print edition as 'Hong Kong’s Lai Gets 20 Years for Protests'.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 9, 2026
He Gets Us has been running these strange, Jesus-themed commercials for multiple Super Bowls in a row now, and they’re only getting more contrived.
From Slate • Feb. 8, 2026
“He's a kobold...you know, invisible. Gets very upset when people assume he's not there. So, you can't.”
From "The Marvellers" by Dhonielle Clayton
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