so that
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In order that, as in I stopped so that you could catch up .
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With the result or consequence that, as in Mail the package now so that it will arrive on time .
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so ... that . In such a way or to such an extent that, as in The line was so long that I could scarcely find the end of it . All three usages date from a.d. 1000 or earlier, and the first two are sometimes put simply as so , as in I stopped so you could catch up , or Mail it now so it will arrive on time .
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Even so, that wasn’t the peak of insanity this week.
From Salon ● Oct. 16, 2026
Social Security recalculates your benefits at retirement age so that money withheld is not lost.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 16, 2026
"I named this frog after my mother so that her legacy would live on," he said.
From BBC ● Oct. 15, 2026
The NFL changed its overtime rules last year so that a touchdown on the opening drive would no longer end the game.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 15, 2026
All of it was perfectly timed so that Rachel never had to sit by herself.
From "Bye Forever, I Guess" by Jodi Meadows
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