getting there
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"She's getting there, she will get there because she's very strong – but that will take time."
From BBC • Mar. 17, 2026
"We are getting there, we are close, and the final push will have to be done by ministers themselves" in Yaounde, said Olberg.
From Barron's • Mar. 11, 2026
There’s still a long way to go, I thought — but Hernandez is getting there.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 22, 2026
The more top-tier chatbots a country has, the better its odds of getting there first.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 29, 2025
I know what my mother is—she is someone for whom the end of a thing justifies the means of getting there, the same as my father, and the same, sometimes, as me.
From "Allegiant" by Veronica Roth
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