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works (for)

verb

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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Anna Saavedra serves as the director of the Center for Civic Society within the University of Southern California Schaeffer Institute for Public Policy and Government Service.

— Ismar Volić, Washington Post, 8 Nov. 2026
Rockefeller died Thursday night at his home in Washington, said Mary Stewart, vice president for external affairs at WETA, the public broadcasting station where Rockefeller's wife, Sharon, serves as president and CEO.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 7 Nov. 2026

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