as in to cope
to meet one's day-to-day needs
working at night paid my college tuition and enabled me to get by—but just barely
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The twin mom is hopeful this, and other content she's shared on her accounts, helps other twin parents get by a little easier.
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Angela Andaloro, People.com, 25 Nov. 2024
Tackle play craters The Patriots had been getting by with Vederian Lowe and Demontrey Jacobs as their starting tackles up to this point.
—Doug Kyed, Hartford Courant, 24 Nov. 2024
It should be noted that partially sighted users who are able to work their phone's touchscreen can get by using just the Seekr app and the phone's camera.
—Ben Coxworth, New Atlas, 28 Nov. 2024
In the end, the Heat got by with 27 points from Herro, despite his 4-of-12 3-point shooting, and 22 from Duncan Robinson, with Butler limited to six points and Bam Adebayo to eight.
—Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 27 Nov. 2024
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Angela Andaloro, People.com, 25 Nov. 2024
Tackle play craters The Patriots had been getting by with Vederian Lowe and Demontrey Jacobs as their starting tackles up to this point.
—Doug Kyed, Hartford Courant, 24 Nov. 2024
It should be noted that partially sighted users who are able to work their phone's touchscreen can get by using just the Seekr app and the phone's camera.
—Ben Coxworth, New Atlas, 28 Nov. 2024
In the end, the Heat got by with 27 points from Herro, despite his 4-of-12 3-point shooting, and 22 from Duncan Robinson, with Butler limited to six points and Bam Adebayo to eight.
—Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 27 Nov. 2024
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More than 100 defendants have been charged with falsely obtaining government funds intended to help people and businesses cope with the effects of the pandemic.Dan Sullivan, Orlando Sentinel, 26 Dec. 2024
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As Shriver’s family coped with the progressive nature of the disease, his daughter would later write a children’s book to help youngsters understand what may be happening to their grandparents.Charles Fuschillo, New York Daily News, 26 Dec. 2024
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From its deployment of renewable energy infrastructure to the planting of some 600 million trees, doing and being seen to be doing green things is intended to put Kyiv on the same environmental page as Brussels.David Vetter, Forbes, 30 Dec. 2024
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In a version of the show made for teens or adults, perhaps the coach would be presented as doing this on purpose — or, at least, shrugging the mistake off as no big deal when it’s pointed out.Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 30 Dec. 2024
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Finding a partner for corporate social responsibility activities is not as straightforward as simply pinning a logo next to a prominent nongovernmental organization and getting on with business.Patrick O'Neill, Forbes, 30 Dec. 2024
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At Tatiana’s, several diners were eager to get on with their partying.Daniel Arnold, New York Times, 28 Dec. 2024
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And to have a group of people around us that are supportive and happy when Chris and I get along?Jim Ryan, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
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Politics & Policy The Pleasure of Disagreeing with Bill Buckley Jeff Greenfield Recalling a time when liberals and conservatives could get along.William Voegeli, National Review, 19 Dec. 2024
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That's how developers managed to propose a 240-foot building in the coastal height-limit area, with 74 apartments and 139 hotel rooms, despite zoning restrictions that allow only 31 apartments.Andrew Keatts, Axios, 19 Dec. 2024
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After enduring a four-game losing streak in the middle of the season, Cal managed to finish 3-2 in their last five games.Benedict Cosgrove, Newsweek, 19 Dec. 2024
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