do by
verb
did by; done by; doing by; does by
: to deal with : treat
They did pretty well by me when I retired.
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Brandon Sink, chief financial officer at Lowe’s, said the fuel prices were manageable during the first quarter but are getting harder to navigate, which the company’s doing by working with suppliers, including adjusting contracts where possible.
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Bloomberg News, Boston Herald, 23 May 2026
Too much damage had been done by Chicago’s nine-run rally.
—Cam Inman, Mercury News, 23 May 2026
The Mandalorian, known as Din Djarin (voiced by Pedro Pascal, with much of the physical performance done by Lateef Crowder and Brendan Wayne), and his sidekick Grogu are now working as bounty hunters for the fledgling New Republic.
—Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 22 May 2026
Yet that’s exactly what the DOJ has done by categorizing applicants and their test scores solely by race.
—Business Columnist, Los Angeles Times, 20 May 2026
The latter was done by German suspension maker KW, whose coilovers are favored by many top motorsport teams.
—Howard Walker, Robb Report, 20 May 2026
Foley's office funded $100,000 towards the project, which should be done by the end of June.
—Rina Nakano, CBS News, 19 May 2026
All of this work is being done by humans.
—Literary Hub, 19 May 2026
From 1980 to 2014, conservation research papers based on fieldwork dropped by 20 percent whereas research done by data analysts and modellers rolling around in cubicles increased by at least sixfold.
—John Reid, The Atlantic, 14 May 2026
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Bloomberg News, Boston Herald, 23 May 2026
Too much damage had been done by Chicago’s nine-run rally.
—Cam Inman, Mercury News, 23 May 2026
The Mandalorian, known as Din Djarin (voiced by Pedro Pascal, with much of the physical performance done by Lateef Crowder and Brendan Wayne), and his sidekick Grogu are now working as bounty hunters for the fledgling New Republic.
—Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 22 May 2026
Yet that’s exactly what the DOJ has done by categorizing applicants and their test scores solely by race.
—Business Columnist, Los Angeles Times, 20 May 2026
The latter was done by German suspension maker KW, whose coilovers are favored by many top motorsport teams.
—Howard Walker, Robb Report, 20 May 2026
Foley's office funded $100,000 towards the project, which should be done by the end of June.
—Rina Nakano, CBS News, 19 May 2026
All of this work is being done by humans.
—Literary Hub, 19 May 2026
From 1980 to 2014, conservation research papers based on fieldwork dropped by 20 percent whereas research done by data analysts and modellers rolling around in cubicles increased by at least sixfold.
—John Reid, The Atlantic, 14 May 2026
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“Do by.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/do%20by. Accessed 26 May. 2026.
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