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duty

[doo-tee, dyoo-] / ˈdu ti, ˈdyu- /




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I wish all airline amenity kits did double duty!

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026

The striker did not have a proper pre-season, after pushing to leave Brentford, and suffered a knee injury on international duty with DR Congo only days after joining Newcastle.

From BBC • Apr. 16, 2026

“It’s every citizen’s duty to conduct oversight of their government,” he said.

From Salon • Apr. 15, 2026

“Technology can assist legal practice, but it does not replace an attorney’s duty of competence, diligence, and honesty.”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 14, 2026

Then, remembering La Llorona’s words and the effect the ear pendant had on the duty officer at customs, I reached up to my left ear and flicked my index finger against the nestling orbs.

From "Summer of the Mariposas" by Guadalupe García McCall




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