manage to get

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He can’t manage to get through it without several outbursts insulting the judge, but the trial is the first time in “I Swear” when we see John and his advocates achieve a breakthrough in understanding.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 24, 2026

If you manage to get an offer, brace for a cost-of-living adjustment.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 26, 2026

When neither works, Nora tears at her costume and hair before being calmed to a lull by stagehands who successfully manage to get their star in front of the audience and on her mark.

From Salon • Nov. 23, 2025

"Whenever I manage to get clothes, or if I see something that's cheap, I buy it and resell it, which is what the majority of neighbors around here do," vendor Gladys Gutierrez, 46, told AFP.

From Barron's • Oct. 22, 2025

Somehow I manage to get up from the chair, out of that room, down the stairs, and out the door of the house.

From "I'll Give You the Sun" by Jandy Nelson