Example Sentences

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Obtaining basic identity documents was already challenging under the current system.

From Barron's • Mar. 24, 2026

Obtaining dollars to buy raw materials like oil, flour or rice to then refine and process became Kazin’s chief preoccupation.

From MarketWatch • Jan. 8, 2026

Obtaining a pardon was “about finding the right attorneys,” Banks explained.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 12, 2025

Obtaining more water from the Central Valley Project could help some of these agencies address their water deficits.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 27, 2025

Obtaining Personal Information The name of the game in statistics is the inferring of information about a large population by examining characteristics of a small, randomly selected sample.

From "Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences" by John Allen Paulos