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do for

verb as in destroy

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What you’re doing now is the right move – you’re planning for RMDs, and that’s the most helpful thing you can do for yourself.

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When President John F. Kennedy urged Americans to “ask not what your country can do for you, ask what you can do for your country,” he appealed to a spirit of self-reliance and initiative.

From China and Israel to Yemen and Iran, there’s much the Saudis can do for America.

“What can I do for you, child?”

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“Do not listen, little future person! Behaving like a wild animal is all very well for your father’s wolfish wards, but it will never do for the heir to this great estate!”

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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