hurt (for)

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Verb
  • Despite this, the demand for housing remains strong, which could present new opportunities as prices decline due to higher interest rates Transparency Challenges: Alternative investments lack the same level of public information as stocks or mutual funds.
    Fred Hubler, Forbes, 31 Dec. 2024
  • But the film's script is sorely lacking from start to finish, and beyond that there's not much else going for it.
    George Monastiriakos, Newsweek, 30 Dec. 2024
Verb
  • Gideon Bernstein, Blaze's father, sent a direct message to Samuel Woodward, asking that Sam call him.
    Doc Louallen, ABC News, 3 Jan. 2025
  • But everything about the site asks you to keep walking.
    Sam Knight, The New Yorker, 2 Jan. 2025
Verb
  • In 1971, Lockheed begged Congress for a bailout, saying the company’s uncertain status presented a national security risk.
    Phoebe Wall Howard, Detroit Free Press, 31 Dec. 2024
  • At a 2021 training, Turning Point USA founder Charlie Kirk—himself a podcast host—begged influencers to stop arguing with each other online.
    Makena Kelly, WIRED, 30 Dec. 2024
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“Hurt (for).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hurt%20%28for%29. Accessed 10 Jan. 2025.

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