as in serving
to be a servant for
worked for a rich and powerful family
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Beere began serving as the interim chief in November, following Chief Floyd Mitchell’s abrupt resignation weeks earlier.—
Shomik Mukherjee,
Mercury News,
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Return serving dishes and barware to cabinets and shelves.—
Kristin Hohenadel,
The Spruce,
8 Jan. 2026
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“Working (for).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/working%20%28for%29. Accessed 9 Jan. 2026.
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