get at

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There was even a sweet bread that he called “Pueblo Pop-Tarts” that he’d sometimes get at the flea market in Gallup.

From Literature

That gets at the real AI-risk we see forming in the material world in the next few years.

From Barron's

I guess what I’m getting at is: It didn’t feel exalted, but I felt purpose and that it was OK to have some responsibility — like a pastor with a congregation.

From Los Angeles Times

After that came a wonderful mash that Renn made of late lingonberries and hazelnuts, and finally some beechnuts, which they burst by the fire and peeled to get at the small, rich nuts inside.

From Literature

“Today’s executive orders get at the root of the housing affordability problem by eliminating obstacles to build more homes and providing better access to financing,” Bill Owens, the trade group’s chairman, said in a statement.

From Barron's