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works (for)

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present tense third-person singular of work (for)

as in slaves (for)

to be a servant for worked for a rich and powerful family

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serves

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The narrow waterway passing between Iran and Oman serves as the main route for shipping crude from oil-rich countries such as Saudi Arabia, Iraq and Kuwait to the rest of the world.

— Hanna Ziady, CNN Money, 4 Aug. 2026
The climb up to Highlands, a Western North Carolina mountain town sitting at 4,118 feet above sea level, serves as a transition of sorts.

— Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 3 Aug. 2026

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