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Instead, Kruse claims a deal was orchestrated around 2010, while the families were in Hawaii, in which Keough allegedly offered to provide her eggs so that Preston could carry the baby.—Stephanie Giang-Paunon, FOXNews.com, 18 Dec. 2025 Once empty, the entire floor crunches down to just three feet, so that the vehicle can be towed to its next location.—Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 18 Dec. 2025 And so that's kind of what the conversation was.—Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 18 Dec. 2025 In fall 2024, district officials announced plans to close Lee’s Summit Elementary School and renovate Westview Elementary so that Westview would house all students from both schools.—Janice Phelan, Kansas City Star, 18 Dec. 2025 See All Example Sentences for so that
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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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