1
: one that gets
2
: a substance introduced into a vacuum tube or electric lamp to remove traces of gas
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Although Democrats have exclusively occupied the Boston mayor’s office for nearly 100 years, the position is officially nonpartisan, with all candidates running on the same primary ballot and the top two vote-getters advancing to the November general election.
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Flint McColgan, Boston Herald, 7 Sep. 2025
The Ravens-Bills game is a rematch of last year's divisional round and features the top two MVP vote-getters from last year in Allen and Jackson.
—Tyler Everett, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Sep. 2025
Jackson, who has started his own business named Drone Works, was the leading vote getter in The Tennessean’s first Student of the Week poll for the 2025-26 school year.
—Andy Humbles, The Tennessean, 30 Aug. 2025
Mary Sheffield, the president of the city council; and Solomon Kinloch, the senior pastor at Triumph Church in Detroit, were the top vote-getters in the primary held earlier this month.
—Lori Higgins, Freep.com, 25 Aug. 2025
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Flint McColgan, Boston Herald, 7 Sep. 2025
The Ravens-Bills game is a rematch of last year's divisional round and features the top two MVP vote-getters from last year in Allen and Jackson.
—Tyler Everett, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Sep. 2025
Jackson, who has started his own business named Drone Works, was the leading vote getter in The Tennessean’s first Student of the Week poll for the 2025-26 school year.
—Andy Humbles, The Tennessean, 30 Aug. 2025
Mary Sheffield, the president of the city council; and Solomon Kinloch, the senior pastor at Triumph Church in Detroit, were the top vote-getters in the primary held earlier this month.
—Lori Higgins, Freep.com, 25 Aug. 2025
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“Getter.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/getter. Accessed 14 Sep. 2025.
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