How to Use not do in a Sentence

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  • The shade that lifts one person might not do anything for the next.
    Angela Haupt, Time, 30 June 2026
  • This plant prefers the mild temperatures of spring and fall and does not do well in summer heat and humidity.
    The Spruce, 30 June 2026
  • Hooper adds that starting seedlings will also not do well in terracotta pots for this same reason.
    Sarah Lyon, The Spruce, 2 July 2026
  • Still, while the plan worked perfectly, a little bit of extra motivation did not do any harm.
    Tim Spiers, New York Times, 7 July 2026
  • The strongest evidence shows that 529 tax incentives do not do much to expand take-up.
    Teresa Ghilarducci, Forbes.com, 7 July 2026
  • Nolan did not do the press line but took to the stage of Leicester Square’s Odeon Luxe to introduce the film, alongside the cast.
    Nada Aboul Kheir, Deadline, 6 July 2026
  • About 20% of the Constitution itemizes things that the federal and state governments may not do.
    Steve H. Hanke, Fortune, 1 July 2026
  • Quadrivio does not do turnarounds or deep operational distress transformations.
    Fairchild Studio, Footwear News, 2 July 2026
  • There are a number of other issues with Crucible balance that have been introduced with the sprawling final update, but again, outside of what can be finished by the next patch, likely out next week, Bungie simply cannot do it.
    Paul Tassi, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026
  • But, an irrevocable trust can do what revocable trusts cannot do, which is to contain inside liabilities away from the settlor and his other assets, as well as distance the assets from the investor's outside liabilities.
    Jay Adkisson, Forbes.com, 30 June 2026
  • Ferns Ferns will require moist soil to thrive and therefore will not do well in a terracotta pot, Madeline Hooper, creator, executive producer, and host of GardenFit Productions, LLC, explains.
    Sarah Lyon, The Spruce, 2 July 2026
  • The report also noted that even though RT asked the MAC for input on the request for proposal document for the current SacRT GO scheduling software and app, the MAC did not do a final review before it was submitted.
    Sacbee.com, 7 July 2026

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