as in because
for the reason that
the bill should be listed as paid, for I mailed it in on time
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Anna Tingley, Variety, 23 Nov. 2024
The setup made the most of the renowned Apollo stage, with a large cream couch on stage right and space for the night’s bands to play to the left.
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The Commanders will take over for their first possession on their own 34.
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The Russian Sable coat Ivan buys for her after their wedding which, for the uninitiated, can retail for upwards of $100,000.
—Anna Tingley, Variety, 23 Nov. 2024
The setup made the most of the renowned Apollo stage, with a large cream couch on stage right and space for the night’s bands to play to the left.
—Rolling Stone, 23 Nov. 2024
The Commanders will take over for their first possession on their own 34.
—Greg Rosenstein, NBC News, 15 Nov. 2024
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—Erin Maglaque, The New York Review of Books, 15 Nov. 2024
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“For.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/for. Accessed 3 Dec. 2024.
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