for and

conjunction

obsolete

: and also

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web Today, in saliva—and in blood—scientists are beginning to look for and find circulating tumor DNA, which is DNA that is shed from cancer cells when a tumor is present in the body. —

Smithsonian Magazine, 17 Mar. 2023 Each of those developments has been driven by what customers asked for and saw value in, Priepke said. —

Karl Ebert, Journal Sentinel, 16 Mar. 2023 Trainings will focus on preparing for and responding to rail incidents involving hazardous materials. —

Allison Pecorin, ABC News, 16 Mar. 2023 Antetokoumnpo is fifth among all bigs in both shooting and floored fouled percentage, and in the 43rd percentile for and-ones. —

Dana Scott, The Arizona Republic, 16 Mar. 2023 The District Attorney’s Office asked for and commissioners approved $50,000 for the study last year after DA John Creuzot said his office found a high rate of repeat offenders. —

Josephine Peterson, Dallas News, 15 Mar. 2023 IllumiNative was founded in 2018 by Crystal Echo Hawk (Pawnee) to address the findings from Reclaiming Native Truth — the largest public opinion research project by, for and about Native peoples. —

Wcinkala, Variety, 8 Mar. 2023 At the basic, low-tech level, an industry has arisen around teaching children with autism (and adults with more severe challenges) to prepare for and manage new or complex social situations. —

Lisa Jo Rudy, Verywell Health, 7 Mar. 2023 Bill Kramer, the academy's chief executive, has said the academy has since instituted a crisis communications team to prepare for and more rapidly respond to the unexpected. —

Jake Coyle, ajc, 5 Mar. 2023 See More

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