have got to
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They’ve spent gobs of money building a two-time defending champion, and those bucks have got to come from somewhere.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 26, 2026
"Cricket's relationship with alcohol as a global game is not the same as other sports and that's something we have got to get better at," said Key.
From BBC • Mar. 23, 2026
City are out of the Champions League now but I have got to say I thought they were brilliant on Tuesday against Real Madrid, before and after they went down to 10 men.
From BBC • Mar. 19, 2026
Huerta recounted Chavez coming to her home in East Los Angeles in 1961 and telling her “we have got to start the union. If we don’t do it, nobody else will.”
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 18, 2026
“You have got to stop sending them to me. I can’t get a moment’s peace. Give them the benefit of your own wise counsel.”
From "The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate" by Jacqueline Kelly
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