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  • past tense form of do.
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did

American  
[did] / dɪd /

verb

  1. simple past tense of do.


did British  
/ dɪd /

verb

  1. the past tense of do 1

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Did she achieve mindfulness or risk losing her mind?

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 27, 2026

Their paper outlining the method is titled “I Know What You Did Last Summer” because that’s when the leading small-cap index, the Russell 2000, has been rebalanced each year, promoting some stocks and demoting others.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 26, 2026

Did she give you any advice when you met her?

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 25, 2026

Did Ronaldo himself even have concerns about his own performance?

From BBC • Jun. 24, 2026

“He’s going back to Purnell next year. Did you know?”

From "Keeping Pace" by Laurie Morrison

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