- present participle of obtain.
obtaining
Example Sentences
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Dealers can sell the packages as add-ons for customers as they are obtaining financing for a new vehicle at the point of sale, making already lucrative sales of premium models even more profitable.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 1, 2026
The tests include so-called "capture-the-flag" evaluations in which Claude was tasked with obtaining information by breaching other systems - a common way that experts assess a model's hacking capabilities.
From BBC ● Jul. 31, 2026
The time commitments involved in obtaining these credentials vary.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 31, 2026
"They can be instrumental artifacts or other structures in the debris disk. By obtaining a spectrum at the same time as the image, we were able to quickly confirm our suspicions."
From Science Daily ● Jul. 23, 2026
Though hawking had a practical purpose — obtaining meat for the table — this was perhaps less important than the excitement and prestige the sport provided.
From "Good Masters! Sweet Ladies!: Voices from a Medieval Village" by Laura Amy Schlitz
