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in service

[in-sur-vis, in-sur-] / ɪnˈsɜr vɪs, ˈɪnˌsɜr- /


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The LRO, in service since 2009, circles the Moon from pole to pole every two hours while the Moon rotates underneath it.

From Barron's Aug. 18, 2026

It is all in service of corporate reinvention: a transformation of Sony from the world’s most recognizable electronics firm into an entertainment business focused on music, movies, videogames and the technology that underpins them.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 14, 2026

In the tall, slight and blonde athlete, they had found a noble hero to fight against the tides of modernity in service of some older ideal.

From Salon Aug. 9, 2026

A man has travelled from Cornwall to the Isle of Lewis to make 52 calls from a rural telephone box in order to keep it in service.

From BBC Aug. 7, 2026

Two score men flanked the dwarf and the rest of her ragged band, knights and men-at-arms in service to her sister Lysa and Jon Arryn's young son, and yet Tyrion betrayed no hint of fear.

From "A Game of Thrones" by George R.R. Martin




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