in service

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California’s high-speed rail, approved by voters in 2008, has no trains in service and only one remote segment under construction.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jul. 6, 2026

Plenty of things are antidemocratic and nevertheless work in service of the people.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jul. 1, 2026

President Obama believed that he had to have a credible military threat in service of diplomacy.

From Barron's • Jun. 25, 2026

"We're determined to restore your pride and dignity in service," he says.

From BBC • Jun. 22, 2026

Essie’s mother was in service as a cook at the squire’s house, and, at the age of twelve, Essie began to work there, in the scullery.

From "American Gods" by Neil Gaiman