"obtaining" in the verb sense
1. obtain
come into possession of
"How did you obtain the visa?"
2. receive, get, find, obtain, incur
receive a specified treatment (abstract
"These aspects of civilization do not find expression or receive an interpretation"
"His movie received a good review"
"I got nothing but trouble for my good intentions"
3. prevail, hold, obtain
be valid, applicable, or true
"This theory still holds"
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