getting at
Example Sentences
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Allen secured his endorsement after getting at least 60% of the vote of the party’s executive board at its meeting in San Diego.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 7, 2026
That’s the biggest trick and, I believe, the one you are getting at with your “rose-tinted glasses” image.
From MarketWatch ● May 8, 2026
“We’re getting at the cost structures through the organization to be able to address that, and that’s because of the AI initiatives we’re putting forward,” DeVeydt said.
From Barron's ● Apr. 21, 2026
Not what they came for, not what they needed, but it was more than they thought they were getting at the break.
From BBC ● Mar. 1, 2026
But I have no idea what she was getting at today.
From "A High Five for Glenn Burke" by Phil Bildner
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