obtain

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The review also found that it is increasingly taking longer for applicants to obtain a permit, up to about 155 days.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 9, 2026

The company aims to obtain approvals in Brazil and Australia next, while the U.S. is expected later because of its longer regulatory process, Syngenta said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 6, 2026

The requirement to obtain permission had gone largely unnoticed until it was reported by the Frankfurter Rundschau newspaper on Friday.

From BBC • Apr. 4, 2026

It said the investigation concerns "instigation of breach of trust, computer fraud and false attestation with the intent to obtain for another an unlawful benefit."

From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026

The next morning the tannery had its full complement again, most of them workers who had gone back, the remainder men who were only too glad to obtain employment.

From "Nectar in a Sieve" by Kamala Markandaya