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ob·tained

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  1. Obtained

    of Obtain

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    Rank popularity for the word 'obtained' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #1599

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of obtained in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of obtained in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

Examples of obtained in a Sentence

  1. Foreign Minister Retno Marsudi:

    We have obtained information that they were indeed trying to cross into Syria.

  2. John Bodenhamer:

    We worked with the( men) players' caddies and obtained all of the driving club information they had from the teeing grounds and then obtained the clubs they hit on approach shots and the yardages they hit them, and we gathered information from marshals on the putting greens about how the ball was reacting. So we not only knew what the men hit the first week from the tee, and their approach shots and the ranges that they were hitting but how the balls were performing on the greens.

  3. The FBI:

    In 1998, Usma Acosta married an American citizen and obtained lawful, permanent resident status while living in Somerville, Massachusetts.

  4. The Democrats:

    Internal emails obtained by the committee suggest that Takata may have prioritized profit over safety by halting global safety audits for financial reasons.

  5. Jake Jacobsen:

    King crab has taken on a new mystique as not only a great tasting seafood, and an impressive looking dish, but as something that was obtained at great risk and challenge.

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