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Soon after, Roy’s assistant manager Nicole Rachel called Birdsall into the old motel office, showed him the three switches that control the 50-foot sign and invited him to do the honors.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 15, 2025

If you thought that meant the cast of “Veep” would do the honors for the top comedy award, Annie Murphy’s appearance alongside the Levys quickly zapped that idea.

From Salon ● Sep. 16, 2024

That network will do the honors as the Golden Knights send their first title banner to the rafters before a game against the Kraken on Oct.

From Seattle Times ● Aug. 30, 2023

A woman at the next table, overhearing the waiter, suggested that her companion, an opera singer, could do the honors.

From New York Times ● Apr. 17, 2022

She almost asked Percy to do the honors with Riptide, but before she could, he said, “Bacchus mentioned something about my voyage being harder than I expected. Not sure why—” The chamber groaned.

From "The Mark of Athena" by Rick Riordan


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