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From a fresh-faced online influencer to a go-getting entrepreneur they are all shown scheming to get the men to lavish money and gifts on them.

From BBC • Jul. 6, 2025

No-nonsense, go-getting Elizabeth leads the way, armed with tradecraft gleaned from her previous secret life and her trusty handbag: “A gun, a pen, some lipstick and a crossword book. Just like the good old days.”

From Washington Post • Sep. 16, 2022

“It’s a transparent generation that’s practical, go-getting, tech-oriented and eager to have it all.”

From New York Times • Aug. 18, 2017

Commercially successful artists, especially ones who are openly aiming for massive success or who have sustained stardom, tend to be dinged for being go-getting.

From Salon • Jun. 23, 2017

I mean I don’t like New York—wouldn’t live there if you gave me the place—but it showed a sort of go-getting spirit.

From The Knights of Arthur by Pohl, Frederik