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Each takes a different route, and random presentations are made so that everyone has an equal chance of speaking to a member of the royal family.—Simon Perry, People.com, 20 May 2025 Tariffs already cause some inflation, so that part’s a wash.—Clem Chambers, Forbes.com, 20 May 2025 The hardest part is waiting for each layer to set so that the end result has beautifully defined layers.—Mary Shannon Wells, Southern Living, 19 May 2025 Ubisoft provided flights from Chicago to Rome and accommodation so that Ars could participate in the preview opportunity for Anno 117: Pax Romana.—ArsTechnica, 19 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for so that
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First Known Use
before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above
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The first known use of so that was
before the 12th century
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