did

past tense of do
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as in sufficed
to be fitting or proper that outfit just won't do for the opera

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as in served
to be enough even half of that amount of sugar will do

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Verb
  • The tribute was performed by Reik, Leonel García, Alejandro Fernández, David Bisbal and Carlos Rivera.
    Nicole Acevedo, NBC News, 15 Nov. 2024
  • Latin music icon Marc Anthony performed and executive produced a special segment with salsa great Sergio George to pay homage to the tropical music genre.
    Nicole Acevedo, NBC News, 15 Nov. 2024
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  • The first house was decorated with dozens of crosses; Hahn braced for a tense interaction, but no one was home.
    Rachel Monroe, The New Yorker, 4 Oct. 2024
  • Inside, the dining room was decorated with white roses, with a state-of-the-art performance stage for the band and a separate dessert room created specifically for the event.
    Alexandra Macon, Vogue, 4 Oct. 2024
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  • The prosecution had initially charged him with 35 offenses but proceeded with only five.
    Reuters, CNN, 3 Oct. 2024
  • Santa Monica has proceeded more cautiously through a year of negotiations.
    David Wharton, Los Angeles Times, 2 Oct. 2024
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  • Quarterback Matthew Stafford has played well in an offense still missing star receivers Cooper Kupp and Puka Nacua and several starting linemen.
    Gary Klein, Los Angeles Times, 4 Oct. 2024
  • In the decades since, Susan and I have played in bands together, started companies together and traveled the world together.
    Marcus Ryle, Los Angeles Times, 4 Oct. 2024
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  • The company has repeatedly sparred in court with former executives, including a 2017 suit in which longtime executive Sharon Ford claimed that the company had cheated her out of a $1 million bonus.
    Peter Elkind, ProPublica, 13 Nov. 2024
  • These frustrations can be best summarized as the distinct feeling that guests are being cheated.
    Ej Dickson, Rolling Stone, 1 Oct. 2024
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  • The incident happened Wednesday on a flight from Miami to Charlotte, North Carolina.
    Brie Stimson, Fox News, 5 Oct. 2024
  • Engineers and operations experts can use this information to isolate where the mistake happened and why, and make changes accordingly.
    Jeff Mahler, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
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  • Also helpful was the fact that Jardin served as his own editor.
    Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 4 Oct. 2024
  • There’s an undeniable, intoxicating mystique embedded into every inch of the five-story building, which once primarily served as a cafeteria and community hub frequented by some of the city’s greatest creatives, from sci-fi author Ray Bradbury to Walt Disney.
    Jess Joho, Los Angeles Times, 4 Oct. 2024
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  • One that pops up repeatedly is getting from point A to point B, getting things accomplished.
    Dr. Rina Koshkina, Forbes, 21 Oct. 2024
  • The regular season will be the true test, but the Warriors have accomplished much of their objectives in the preseason.
    Danny Emerman, The Mercury News, 18 Oct. 2024
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“Did.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/did. Accessed 26 Nov. 2024.

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