as in because
for the reason that
the bill should be listed as paid, for I mailed it in on time
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Arkansas Online, 9 Oct. 2025
Danish pharma firm Novo Nordisk, which also makes the top 100, is similarly known for a culture where employees call the CEO by their first name, and don’t feel pressure to stay at work late.
—Adam Gale, Fortune, 9 Oct. 2025
Lithium has been one of the most reliable treatments for bipolar disorder for decades.
—Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 9 Oct. 2025
Once holding the best record in baseball at 45-24, New York finished the season 83-79 and lost the tiebreaker with the Cincinnati Reds for the final wild-card spot in the National League.
—Jackson Roberts, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Sep. 2025
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In Monica Hooper is an award-winning features writer specializing in entertainment news for Northwest Arkansas and the River Valley.
—Arkansas Online, 9 Oct. 2025
Danish pharma firm Novo Nordisk, which also makes the top 100, is similarly known for a culture where employees call the CEO by their first name, and don’t feel pressure to stay at work late.
—Adam Gale, Fortune, 9 Oct. 2025
Lithium has been one of the most reliable treatments for bipolar disorder for decades.
—Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 9 Oct. 2025
Once holding the best record in baseball at 45-24, New York finished the season 83-79 and lost the tiebreaker with the Cincinnati Reds for the final wild-card spot in the National League.
—Jackson Roberts, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Sep. 2025
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The backstory: Since bringing in longtime pro Wayne Ferreira as coach and taking his game more seriously, Tiafoe has really transformed his career over the last couple years.—
Dan Wolken,
USA TODAY,
19 Jan. 2023
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That matched the second-highest finish by a Sun Devil, the other coming from current PGA pro Jon Rahm in 2016.—
Michelle Gardner,
The Arizona Republic,
27 May 2021
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“For.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/for. Accessed 10 Oct. 2025.
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