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in return

Idioms

Also, in return for. In repayment or reciprocation for something, as in I did her many favors and got nothing in return, or In return for your patience, I promise to do a really good job. [c. 1600]

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Science can explain the world around us, but magic helps us appreciate the wonder in the atomic arrangement of nature, chance meetings with open-hearted souls and kindness without expectation of anything in return.

From Salon ● Jul. 30, 2026

Hmm, alas, we’re not sure what the U.S. got in return.

From Slate ● Jul. 25, 2026

It would involve writing off nearly half of its debt and injecting new cash in return for leniency on future pollution fines.

From BBC ● Jul. 21, 2026

He also claimed the U.S. was charging a 20% fee on all cargo transported via the shipping route in return for safe passage.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 14, 2026

He would not let me buy one in return, but said he would take a rinse of the mouth from the new wine-bag.

From "The Sun Also Rises" by Ernest Hemingway

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