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do right by



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When my test comes, will I do right by my fellow soldiers and the rules of war?

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 6, 2026

We just want to do right by everyone.

From MarketWatch ● Mar. 16, 2026

There’s an addition to that, which is that he wants so badly to do good and do right by his mentor who taught him what a knight was supposed to be.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 22, 2026

"Whatever their background, wherever they live - this government will do right by every child," he added.

From BBC ● Feb. 22, 2026

It was purely for Linda’s sake, she would insist—her oldest and dearest friend, a woman who’d only been trying to do right by this baby and now, because of Mia, was having her heart broken.

From "Little Fires Everywhere" by Celeste Ng


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