get rolling
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Martínez-Olguín on Thursday extended the restraining order for another 14 days — until Aug. 17 — in recognition that more time was needed for the case to get rolling.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 24, 2026
So how did this particular legislative ball get rolling?
From Slate ● Apr. 25, 2024
“We split the series so we are not too worried about it yet. Guys are going to get rolling again. It’s baseball. It goes in waves. So hopefully we get back on a hot streak.”
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 31, 2024
In October, the supervisors lamented how the program had been set up only in August, taking almost a year from the time the supervisors asked for the program to get rolling.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 14, 2024
“Time to get rolling, Slick. You awake over there?”
From "Into Thin Air" by Jon Krakauer
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