what for
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She might drive you mad with her glacial pace of play, but the veteran Spaniard knows as well as anyone what, for Europe, the Solheim Cup is all about.
From BBC ● Sep. 14, 2026
Before Tom gives the hardened ex-con an earful of what for, he and Anna are shocked silent when their cat strolls into Max’s kitchen.
From Salon ● Jul. 17, 2026
And he also sees semis as possibly “the latest commodity to boom this year,” drawing what for bulls may be a worrying comparison to the performance of silver stocks — though with a four-month lag.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 29, 2026
He was earning what for the mid-Victorian era counted as a small fortune, but no fewer than four households of assorted relatives relied on his largesse.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 1, 2026
A few months before Reggie got together with the Furfaros, in the spring of 2013, Leila expressed what for nearly seven years had been an impossible thought.
From "A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age" by Matt Richtel
