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In natural English speech, "obtain" appears in contexts such as: "all that data, which is also a function of time, there are companies that obtain results that can be commercially useful for improving harvests, improving yields, saving on irrigation or fertilizers, and thus increasing margins, etc. So,". Listen to the exact timestamped clip in the accompanying video with synchronized subtitles.

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all that data, which is also a function of time, there are companies that

obtain results that can be commercially useful for improving

harvests, improving yields, saving on irrigation or fertilizers, and thus increasing margins, etc. So,

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verb

To get hold of; to gain possession of, to procure; to acquire, in any way.

“obtain permission”

Synonyms:get gain acquire attain

verb

To secure (that) a specific objective or state of affairs be reached.

“he was condemned to die for the felony, and being so well known for an old offender, had certainly died, but the merchant, upon his earnest application, had obtained that he should be transported, on condition that he restored all the rest of his bills, which he had done accordingly.”

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