have got to
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"You are playing Gerwyn Price - one of the best players in the world. You have got to up your game."
From BBC ● Sep. 20, 2026
"Fair enough things go wrong and people do make mistakes, but when you are that far into it you have got to pull the plug and stop taking money from people."
From BBC ● Sep. 16, 2026
"We have got to have a better approach to patient safety in what are the most difficult and most vulnerable wards with the people who are the most unwell."
From BBC ● Sep. 14, 2026
“And the fossil fuel companies have got to come to the table and be part of the solution, and they have to be held responsible.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 5, 2026
Dalio, not panicking, said, “Bro, we have got to get back to campus, now.”
From "The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates" by Wes Moore
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