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can do

[kan-doo] / ˈkænˈdu /






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"But I've done it once - I know I can do it again."

From BBC • May 19, 2026

The findings suggest that what companies expect their youngest workers can do for them is evolving as fast as AI itself.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 19, 2026

Companies with excess cash can do things like hoard it, dole much of it out through shareholder returns, make acquisitions or invest in the business through areas like research and development.

From MarketWatch • May 19, 2026

I stand there and that’s all I can do.

From Los Angeles Times • May 18, 2026

“I think he’d know it was on his foot all right,” Grandpa said, “but once he gets in it, I don’t think there’s much he can do about it.”

From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls




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