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Now New Yorkers will have to do likewise to prove they live in the city.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 29, 2026

Brighton's statement answer, erecting Europe's first purpose-built women's football stadium, is one solution, but many WSL clubs do not have the space, money or resources to do likewise.

From BBC Jul. 24, 2026

And isn’t it a premise of the tax system that we each pay for services we don’t want or don’t need, because we expect others to do likewise?

From Slate May 11, 2026

If you knowingly buy the wrong Zoom stock and convince others to do likewise, maybe you’re not exactly being funny, but on some level, you’re trying.

From Barron's Oct. 10, 2025

If one state did not pursue some particular innovation, another did, forcing neighboring states to do likewise or else be conquered or left economically behind.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond




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