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or wrought (for)
as in served
to be a servant for
worked for a rich and powerful family
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Visitors stroll brick streets, admire gabled roofs and pause for pastries at beloved Dutch bakeries that have served generations.—
Staff,
USA Today,
8 June 2026 -
For the last seven years, McNealy has served as the historic content expert for the Civil Rights Institute while also working as the department chair of history at Arthur Harold Parker High School and a professor at the University of Alabama at Birmingham.—
Arati Menon,
Condé Nast Traveler,
7 June 2026
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“Worked (for).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/worked%20%28for%29. Accessed 9 Jun. 2026.
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