as in working (for)
to be a servant for
why would you waste your time slaving for a boss you can't stand?
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Today, Rikers incarcerates approximately sixty-seven hundred people—most of whom are in pretrial detention, others who are serving terms of less than a year—in facilities that are within New York City while also being out of sight and largely out of reach.—
Molly Fischer,
New Yorker,
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Commissioners play a critical role because of their power to set rates and are limited to serving two four-year terms.—
Teagan Davidge,
Oc Register,
10 May 2026
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“Slaving (for).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/slaving%20%28for%29. Accessed 13 May. 2026.
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