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as in to cope
to meet one's day-to-day needs
most college students can get along with just a few hours of sleep at night
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2
as in to progress
to move forward along a course
the preparations for the party are getting along just fine
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Sources close to the film tell us that the duo did not get along, much in the way people who work together in a daily job, also don’t get along.
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Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 13 Aug. 2024
Given the trading port’s focus on profits and growth, people of different stripes found ways to get along with one another, and the colonial directors were lenient with lawbreakers.
—Michael Tubridy, New York Daily News, 13 Aug. 2024
Son ends up getting along beautifully with Kyoko (Aki Maeda), Kei (Yuu Kashii), and Nozomi (Shiori Sekine, of real-life indie band Base Ball Bear), however, and Bae’s heart-melting earnestness helps to sell her character’s elation at finally having friends.
—Indiewire Staff, IndieWire, 12 Aug. 2024
In some cases, dogs and cats get along wonderfully with their family's pig, but there's never a guarantee, Varble said.
—Claire Thornton, USA TODAY, 9 Aug. 2024
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Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 13 Aug. 2024
Given the trading port’s focus on profits and growth, people of different stripes found ways to get along with one another, and the colonial directors were lenient with lawbreakers.
—Michael Tubridy, New York Daily News, 13 Aug. 2024
Son ends up getting along beautifully with Kyoko (Aki Maeda), Kei (Yuu Kashii), and Nozomi (Shiori Sekine, of real-life indie band Base Ball Bear), however, and Bae’s heart-melting earnestness helps to sell her character’s elation at finally having friends.
—Indiewire Staff, IndieWire, 12 Aug. 2024
In some cases, dogs and cats get along wonderfully with their family's pig, but there's never a guarantee, Varble said.
—Claire Thornton, USA TODAY, 9 Aug. 2024
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