- past participle of get.
gotten
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Donna Tryfman, a Democratic friend of Manouchehri, thinks she has gotten a bad rap.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2026
The average car has gotten so expensive that giving up one can sometimes translate into gaining something equally important: greater control of how they spend their money.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 22, 2026
But few, if any, have gotten the high-profile attention Holmes has received.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 22, 2026
Big online retailers have gotten good at directing consumer traffic to their sites through search-engine optimization and inserting themselves into social-media conversations.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 20, 2026
I should have gotten Oliver’s number so I could warn him about the crowd.
From "Bye Forever, I Guess" by Jodi Meadows
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