as in to explain
to make plain or understandable
what I'm trying to get across is that there simply is no money for the project
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Before then, Mitchell and her brother considered leaving the hospital by boats that were sent by the Tennessee Emergency Management Agency, but the fast-moving waters made getting across the parking lot too dangerous.
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Erika Edwards, NBC News, 2 Oct. 2024
Trump carried the Buckeye State by eight points in 2016 and 2020, but Republicans are urging their voters to cast ballots early so that their congressional and Senate nominees in deadlocked races get across the finish line.
—Audrey Fahlberg, National Review, 23 Oct. 2024
With just 16 days left until Election Day, Harris is running out of time to get across her message to a public still getting to know her after a truncated campaign.
—Colleen Long, Fortune, 21 Oct. 2024
Some key factors to get across and push within the culture of your organization:
1.
—Michael Disimone, Forbes, 3 Oct. 2024
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Erika Edwards, NBC News, 2 Oct. 2024
Trump carried the Buckeye State by eight points in 2016 and 2020, but Republicans are urging their voters to cast ballots early so that their congressional and Senate nominees in deadlocked races get across the finish line.
—Audrey Fahlberg, National Review, 23 Oct. 2024
With just 16 days left until Election Day, Harris is running out of time to get across her message to a public still getting to know her after a truncated campaign.
—Colleen Long, Fortune, 21 Oct. 2024
Some key factors to get across and push within the culture of your organization:
1.
—Michael Disimone, Forbes, 3 Oct. 2024
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Pfaff explained that the bank’s transformation revolved around standardizing processes and ensuring data integrity.Judith Magyar, Forbes, 3 Dec. 2024
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As blood spills from Grant's head, Kayce explains he's just taken a piece of the man's soul by striking him.EW.com, EW.com, 2 Dec. 2024
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The biggest improvement is the bar's new AI dialog mode, which brilliantly clarifies dialog and center channel information.Ryan Waniata, WIRED, 30 Nov. 2024
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After receiving reports of a renegade alpaca or goat roaming the area, the Greendale police clarified in a Facebook post Thursday that people were actually seeing a white deer named Penelope.Quinn Clark, Journal Sentinel, 29 Nov. 2024
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Full House Dance 33 Years Later Complete with Outfit To illustrate her point, Barber noted that her own character offered a unique skill for the telethon: a unicycle routine.Virginia Chamlee, People.com, 10 Dec. 2024
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To further illustrate, consider climbers who take on Mount Everest.Joshua Strange, Forbes, 10 Dec. 2024
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The youth was demonstrated before the game when a player forgot his cleats and another forgot his jersey.Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 14 Dec. 2024
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This case demonstrates that no one is above the law.Beck Andrew Salgado, Austin American-Statesman, 14 Dec. 2024
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Su’s turnaround plan had three steps: build great products, focus on customer relationships, and simplify the business.Billy Perrigo, TIME, 10 Dec. 2024
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This change, among others, was implemented to simplify and focus on improving the author’s experience and the ultimate product – a beautiful book.Serenity Gibbons, Forbes, 10 Dec. 2024
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Significant spells out for Martin Odegaard, Rodri (as well as almost all of Manchester City’s defenders) and Tottenham’s centre-backs have been the most high-profile absentees and have made games less predictable.Nick Miller, The Athletic, 13 Dec. 2024
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The study — which coincided with a pause on issuing LNG export licenses — will spell out whether the DOE sees the need to halt or require more of project developers.Ben Geman, Axios, 10 Dec. 2024
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