so that

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Fernandes says he has contacted former United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer to ask for Keane's phone number so that he can confront the issue.

From BBC • May 25, 2026

“You have to build guardrails in so that it’s not deciding to make 20,000 cakes on Monday.”

From The Wall Street Journal • May 25, 2026

The cameras were attached to trip wires so that when the horse passed each one, it would take a perfectly timed photograph.

From Slate • May 25, 2026

Normally to describe a new octopus species, a specimen needs to be cut open so that its mouth, beak, teeth and other parts can be examined.

From Barron's • May 25, 2026

That went on top of the cast-iron beast so that we didn’t die of breathing dry air.

From "Bye Forever, I Guess" by Jodi Meadows