get after
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Maybe this is the insecurity you get after the Pentagon starts negging its generals.
From Slate ● Jun. 24, 2026
Jones’ uproarious special might as well be a side-of-the-bus ad for how awesome existence can get after 50.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 27, 2026
“It doesn’t have the refined refreshing taste with a subtle buzz that I get after cracking open a chilled can of Diet Coke.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 20, 2026
"To continue to keep CNN strong in the future," the executive argued, "we better get after our audiences where they currently are."
From Barron's ● Dec. 17, 2025
I didn't want it to start luffing or Hamilton would hop up and get after me.
From "Hole in My Life" by Jack Gantos
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