as in to prepare (for)
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Adra said that one of his brothers was run over by a settler riding an ATV and had to be hospitalized.—
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He is known to run over defenders.—
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With these tools, reps can practice anytime, anywhere, potentially accelerating their learning curve without taxing leadership.—
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In the early 1960s, U Thant, a practicing Buddhist from a remote town in Burma, became the first non-Western secretary-general of the United Nations.—
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“Work (at or on).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/work%20%28at%20or%20on%29. Accessed 15 Sep. 2025.
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