obtain

Definition for obtain

verb as in get, acquire

Strongest matches

access, achieve, attain, collect, earn, gain, gather, glean, have, pick up, procure, purchase, reach, realize, reap, receive, recover, retrieve, secure, seize, take, win

Strong matches

accomplish, annex, capture, compass, cop, corral, effect, fetch, grab, hoard, inherit, invade, nab, occupy, pocket, salvage, save, score, snag, wangle

Weak matches

beg borrow or steal, chalk up, come by, drum up, get at, get hold of, get one's hands on, gobble up, lay up, make use of, scrape together, scrape up

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Google notified the California Employment Development Department on Monday that it will lay off 50 workers in Sunnyvale, according to a notice obtained by The Times.

From Los Angeles Times

Three of the four California counties empowered to inspect federal immigration detention facilities have not done so, and the fourth has conducted only basic reviews of food this year, records obtained by CalMatters show.

From Los Angeles Times

Three years ago, Supreme Court ruled that law-abiding gun owners had a 2nd Amendment right to obtain a permit to carry a concealed weapon when they leave home.

From Los Angeles Times

They have also obtained some photos of them apparently together, according to the sources, who were not authorized to discuss the details of the case publicly.

From Los Angeles Times

Every time, she had to watch their faces drop as they realized she was obtaining an abortion.

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