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getting

  • present participle of get.

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Getting your steps in has long been linked to better health - and for the first time the NHS is to start giving people rewards for doing exercise.

From BBC • Jul. 2, 2026

Getting a promotion at work may cause resentment.

From MarketWatch • Jul. 2, 2026

The study was carried out by researchers from Kaiser Permanente, the Public Health Institute's Getting it Right from the Start program, the University of California, San Francisco, and the University of Southern California.

From Science Daily • Jun. 28, 2026

Getting a carry permit, the majority says, is a “rigorous process.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 26, 2026

Getting all of us and our supplies to the Hideout, without anybody else in the building noticing, is almost like a game in itself.

From "A Soft Place to Land" by Janae Marks