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slave (for)

verb

Definition of slave (for)

as in to work (for)

to be a servant for why would you waste your time slaving for a boss you can't stand?

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serve

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Both already serve as the ranking members of their respective committees, and Warren, in particular, has found success pursuing progressive policy priorities despite Republicans running Washington.

— David Sivak, The Washington Examiner, 28 Oct. 2026
Stalemate Netanyahu has become the country's longest-serving prime minister after past electoral stalemates kept him in office and other parties could not form a governing coalition before deadlines passed.

— Anniek Bao, CNBC, 28 Oct. 2026

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