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Alternatively, you may get by with in-home care.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 26, 2026

"I think those are the kind of things that I would recommend people to have as well as well as Twiglets, I'm not sure I can get by without, for too long without those."

From BBC ● Oct. 23, 2026

But in Palangkaraya, residents have no choice but to continue trying to get by, said Zikri Yanto, who had brought his baby to the clinic.

From Barron's ● Oct. 15, 2026

She now supports herself by selling handicrafts, making enough to get by in Dali.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 13, 2026

So we spoon out the oatmeal, and we somehow get by.

From "Landscape with Invisible Hand" by M.T. Anderson


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