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do a favor



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Once on the ground, however, she sold the idea to Begin, who told Sadat: “Let’s do a favor for our friend Barbara.”

From Washington Post Dec. 30, 2022

The idea behind an exemption is to do a favor to a young player now with hopes that when they make it big, they’ll return to the tournament as stars.

From Seattle Times Jan. 12, 2021

At first, he’s just trying to do a favor for a family friend.

From Washington Times Nov. 20, 2019

The track promoter, who had heard my father’s mellow voice testing the equipment, asked him to do a favor and fill in.

From New York Times Oct. 23, 2019

“Will you do a favor for me?” he said.

From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt




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