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speaks (for)

verb

present tense third-person singular of speak (for)

as in requests

to make a request for she has already spoken for the position, so it should go to her

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The motion requests that the hearing be set in November, according to a spokesperson for the Marion County Prosecutor's Office.

— ABC News, ABC News, 3 Sep. 2026
Proton Mail, acting as a proxy, requests the image and caches it on its own servers.

— Neil J. Rubenking, PC Magazine, 24 Aug. 2026

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And our organizations continue to support work that seeks to help build trust as well.

— Caroline Montojo, STAT, 14 Sep. 2026
According to the document’s timeline, NASA seeks a groundbreaking for a permanent campus no later than next year, the first class to be enrolled and begin studies in temporary facilities in 2028, and a transition to a permanent campus in 2031.

— Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 11 Sep. 2026

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