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got to

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  1. see have to.


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“We aren’t claiming we’ve got to manufacturability,” he said.

From Barron's • Jun. 25, 2026

“My initial reaction,” Leibowitz said in a 2017 podcast for the MIT Laboratory for Financial Engineering, “was you’ve got to be kidding.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 25, 2026

On the American side, JD Vance got to see Switzerland.

From Slate • Jun. 25, 2026

The pair had got to know each other from working together on River City.

From BBC • Jun. 23, 2026

Hannie got to her feet, shoving her chair back so hard it fell over.

From "Code Name Kingfisher" by Liz Kessler

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