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Pharmacies, clinics, and hospitals need to be stocked and staffed so that parents can protect their children and adults can safeguard themselves and their families.—Robert Goldberg, Boston Herald, 28 Nov. 2025 Ukraine, meanwhile, has held out for security guarantees from the West, so that any end to the fighting would be durable, and not merely a pause that leaves the country in a perpetual state of vulnerability, awaiting the next invasion.—Joshua Yaffa, New Yorker, 27 Nov. 2025 And so that was something that actually gave me a lot of inspiration for finding layers and inwardly.—Senior Editor, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Nov. 2025 Queen Maxima is a longtime admirer of Natan’s designs, so much so that when the Belgian fashion label celebrated its 40th anniversary in November 2023, a dress previously worn by The Netherlands’ queen consort was featured as part of an exhibition commemorating the milestone.—Julia Teti, Footwear News, 26 Nov. 2025 See All Example Sentences for so that
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First Known Use
before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above
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The first known use of so that was
before the 12th century
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