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obtain (come into the possession of something)
- I would strongly advise you, Mr. Worthing, to try and acquire some relations as soon as possible, and to make a definite effort to produce at any rate one parent, of either sex, before the season is quite over.Act 1 — Morning-room in Algernon's flat in Half-Moon Street (78% in)
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