get by

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You also, crucially, need to know your current Social Security benefit or your projected future benefit, depending on your situation, which you can get by logging in to your online Social Security account.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 9, 2026

The big V6 doesn’t make so much of a stir so it can get by with hydroelastic mounts.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 6, 2026

"We live in a generation where it's very easy to be alone and you could get by being alone, but humans crave nurturing," Usman said.

From BBC • May 29, 2026

"I will barely get by," he told AFP.

From Barron's • May 15, 2026

“No. The lumberyard would shut down. I’d lose my job. My family would lose its income. My mom couldn’t get by on the little sewing jobs she does.”

From "The Serpent King" by Jeff Zentner