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Example Sentences

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The second speaks to the lack of choice we have as workers to take that money and invest it in the stock market — that’s done for the collective benefit.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 30, 2026

“In hindsight, what this has done for our community, I am truly sorry, what it’s done to my family, my wife, my children.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 24, 2026

Some feel exposed returning to front-line roles they haven't done for years.

From BBC • Apr. 13, 2026

“When I see Jane and I know what this has done for her, all I feel is happiness,” he said in a 2001 interview.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 10, 2026

As my parents had once done for me, they'd made sacrifices so that she could be exposed to things outside her neighborhood.

From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama