as in works (for)
to be a servant for
why would you waste your time slaving for a boss you can't stand?
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Regis University, which serves about 2,700 students, was able to confirm to Fortune that Erika Kirk was a student there from fall 2007 through the end of fall 2009, and Lindsey Halligan did graduate from the school in 2011, but offered no further comment.—
Dave Smith,
Fortune,
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Another serves as the political director for a union and voted on the county's contract with that union.—
Dave Boucher,
Freep.com,
3 Oct. 2025
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“Slaves (for).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/slaves%20%28for%29. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.
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