what for
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They wrote: “Mortgage costs are a decisive factor in consumers’ assessment of their ability to make what for many Americans amounts to the most meaningful purchase of their lives.
From MarketWatch • Feb. 20, 2026
She was determined to shine a light on what, for many Americans on both sides of the color line, is a hidden and forgotten history.
From Salon • Dec. 13, 2025
Israelis on Monday celebrated what for many feels like the end of the war.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 14, 2025
Three hundred and sixty five long days ago, Steve Clarke's Scotland strode out at Hampden Park, their last auf wiedersehen before they went off to give Germany, Switzerland and Hungary what for at Euro 2024.
From BBC • Jun. 7, 2025
No one knew what for, but I thought it might be for something in the Number 390s—or maybe even Number 410 itself!
From "The Wednesday Wars" by Gary D. Schmidt
