as in to serve
to be a servant for
worked for a rich and powerful family
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Bolton, who served in President Donald Trump’s first term, has become a vocal critic of the administration’s foreign policy and called the president unfit to serve.—
Bart Jansen,
USA Today,
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Emerson joined Gilbert’s team in 1993 as a mortgage banking loan officer and served as CEO for Quicken Loans for 15 years.—
Darcie Moran,
Freep.com,
22 Aug. 2025
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“Work (for).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/work%20%28for%29. Accessed 30 Aug. 2025.
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