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as in to suffice
to be fitting or proper that outfit just won't do for the opera

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as in to serve
to be enough even half of that amount of sugar will do

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This is done to control premium costs for everyone by using the lower costs incurred by healthy participants to keep in check the higher costs incurred by unhealthy participants. Stephanie Armour | Kff Health News, ABC News, 25 Oct. 2024 Ralph Fiennes does most of the heavy lifting here, playing Cardinal Lawrence, a dutiful and doubting man overseeing the vote for the next pope. Glenn Whipp, Los Angeles Times, 25 Oct. 2024 Featuring heat, bubbles, and massage, this foot spa did a great job of providing relaxation while also softening our feet, too. Daley Quinn Published, Health, 25 Oct. 2024 By Jamie Ducharme October 25, 2024 1:10 PM EDT If misery loves company, so does anger. Jamie Ducharme, TIME, 25 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for do 

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“Do.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/do. Accessed 31 Oct. 2024.

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