obtained
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Revelations at the time showed that the firm had obtained data gathered through a personality quiz app called "thisisyourdigitallife," which was installed by about 270,000 users but also collected information on their friends.
From Barron's ● Oct. 21, 2026
At least £150m is currently owed to the government in uncollected illegal-working fines, according to Home Office figures obtained by the BBC.
From BBC ● Oct. 21, 2026
This should be earnings accretive for Electricity Generating from 2027 as relevant U.S. regulatory approvals are expected to be obtained by early January 2027.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 20, 2026
Last week Raice summoned the foreign staff to a virtual meeting and delivered a 15-minute tirade that Status obtained on audio and later released in full.
From Salon ● Oct. 20, 2026
He must have obtained this knowledge from some source.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
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