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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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Tessa Coates created the series and serves as executive producer and showrunner along with Matt Miller and director Peyton Reed.

— Payton Turkeltaub, Variety, 20 Sep. 2026
One outbuilding serves as a workout room with an infrared sauna.

— David Caraccio, Sacbee.com, 19 Sep. 2026

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