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  • past tense form of shall.
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should

[shood] / ʃʊd /


VERB
may
Synonyms


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Khan, who teaches sports nutrition at Lehman College and Long Island University, said runners should consume lots of carbs and electrolytes the night and morning before the race.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 11, 2026

She stressed people should not use the eclipse glasses with other optical equipment such as binoculars, but could put them over spectacles.

From BBC Aug. 11, 2026

"The people of Clacton should be the judges of my actions," he said.

From Barron's Aug. 11, 2026

And methodological changes should revise down core inflation in the Fed’s preferred gauge in September.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 11, 2026

With some concentration and luck, winning the fish should be easy.

From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam




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