obtain
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For starters, the plaintiff will need proof that the Students for Life leaders actually obtained or intended to obtain the pills.
From Slate ● Oct. 16, 2026
Drugs for lethal injections are also hard to obtain because many pharmaceutical companies do not want to sell the medications to prisons for that use, since they were developed for life-saving purposes.
From BBC ● Oct. 12, 2026
States have resorted to Rube Goldberg-like schemes to obtain drugs from abroad, sometimes under false pretenses, or have used drugs that are expired or improperly stored.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 12, 2026
Experts told AFP that Artex going closed-source would make the code harder for new users to obtain and adapt.
From Barron's ● Oct. 9, 2026
The Court’s ruling in Lyons makes it extremely difficult to challenge systemic race discrimination in law enforcement and obtain meaningful policy reform.
From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander
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The Social Security Administration obtains medical records to determine a person’s eligibility when they apply for disability benefits.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 11, 2026
And if the inmate obtains a new injunction, he can be transferred again, and the whole process starts over.
From Slate ● Jun. 23, 2026
But Merz insisted that he still shared Trump's goal of ensuring Iran never obtains an atomic weapon, even if he has criticised the US handling of the conflict.
From Barron's ● May 3, 2026
But she feels confident in the quality of the products she obtains because compounding pharmacies that prepare sterile injectables are required to test batches for potential contaminants and are regulated by state pharmacy boards.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 20, 2026
“It was a most beautiful sight one obtains in the descent of the car, for then the whole fair grounds is laid before you,” Gronau said.
From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson
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Back in 1988, after a D.C. journalist obtained and published a list of movies rented by Supreme Court nominee Robert Bork, a scandalized Congress passed the Video Privacy Protection Act.
From Slate ● Oct. 17, 2026
A pilot asked for medical help, describing "a bloody nose" and "some bite marks", according to audio recorded on air traffic control obtained by CBS News, the BBC's US partner.
From BBC ● Oct. 17, 2026
The investigation is focused at least in part on how Omar obtained her citizenship after she arrived in the U.S. from Somalia decades ago, people familiar with it have said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026
The remaining 10 percent would have had to be compensated for through various credits obtained among other things by using low-carbon steel.
From Barron's ● Oct. 15, 2026
High-level avatars bragging about some new magic item or artifact they’d obtained.
From "Ready Player One: A Novel" by Ernest Cline
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Google on Tuesday struck a new long-term deal with Constellation Energy, underscoring that obtaining enough power remains a critical issue for major artificial-intelligence players.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 6, 2026
Former German spy chief August Hanning has been arrested on suspicion of espionage, treason and obtaining classified information for a foreign power, the German Federal Prosecutor's Office says.
From BBC ● Oct. 6, 2026
The Citizenship by Investment Program announced by the government on Friday to coincide with Argentina Week in Paris proposes two "simple and transparent mechanisms" for obtaining an Argentine passport.
From Barron's ● Oct. 2, 2026
The results show that arm position makes a "huge difference" in obtaining an accurate blood pressure measurement, according to Tammy Brady, M.D.,
From Science Daily ● Oct. 1, 2026
While the tzaddik cared for the conduct of the world, for the obtaining of heavenly grace, and especially for Israel’s preservation and glorification, his adherents had to cultivate three kinds of virtues.
From "The Chosen" by Chaim Potok
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