Word: gotten
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...gotten smarter about how to build talent, we've created more opportunities for them within the company," says Gary Marsh, president of entertainment for Disney Channels Worldwide, who remembers walking Duff over to the music division and introducing her to Bob Cavallo, head of Hollywood Records. "For many people, TV is an endgame. For us, TV has simply become a launchpad to opportunities elsewhere in the company. By creating these opportunities, [we make sure] the talent is more interested in engaging longer with the company...
...July 19, 2007, Google reported earnings that were lower than what analysts had expected, and the tech company's stock price dropped 5% - but Raj Rajaratnam made $9 million. Allegedly, the New York hedge-fund manager had gotten a tip that Google's earnings would be below expectations, so he was prepared with short positions and put options that would become more valuable as the stock price fell. The alleged source of the tip: an employee at an investor-relations firm that helped Google announce its earnings who wanted to be paid for similar informational gems in the future...
...have gotten that [poor half] out of our system,” Nichols said. “It helps knowing what to expect. Obviously things change in two weeks. We’ve changed a lot too, but we have seen their strengths. It’s a lot about knowing what they have and preparing our response...
...seniors wanted this year to be different than a year ago,” Lafayette coach Frank Tavani said. “The last three years, we’ve gotten to 4-1, we’d gotten to this point, but we couldn’t get to that 5-1...We came out and played a heck of a game...
While Wentzell may not have gotten the Crimson the victory against Penn, his play had already helped the team to a 3-2 victory against Dartmouth that morning...