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to

[too, too, tuh] / tu, tʊ, tə /
PREPOSITION
in the direction of
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PREPOSITION
indicating position
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PREPOSITION
until
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PREPOSITION
so that
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PREPOSITION
indicating degree
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PREPOSITION
indicating results
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To ready a potential IPO, analysts have said that the agency would likely need to revise Fannie and Freddie’s capital requirements, among other heavy regulatory moves, and Pulte’s divided time could hinder those efforts.

From Barron's • Jun. 2, 2026

To be a professional singer-songwriter is to wonder where your next creation might come from.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 2, 2026

To do this it had to exploit a novel state of matter - different from the three familiar states of liquid, solid or gas.

From BBC • Jun. 2, 2026

To receive the maximum benefit for which you are eligible, you simply must have reached FRA at the time you claim survivor benefits to avoid any penalties for early filing.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 2, 2026

To Gingersnipes’s shock and delight, he bounded on all fours, leaping, frolicking, plunging into the Afterlife with the joyful abandon of a kit.

From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman




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