- past tense form of do.
did
Americanverb
verb
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They will also note that the “Complicated” singer did not identify the father of her child, leaving her partner’s identity under wraps.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 13, 2026
In 1937 Frost’s New Year’s luck did not last long.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 13, 2026
News outlet Axios reported on Wednesday that Trump had approved action against suspected diversions of Nvidia chips to China on at least three occasions this year, but that Lutnick did not act on the requests.
From Barron's ● Nov. 13, 2026
In L.A. it’s more like, we did not come for you to sit up here and think, you better get this joke out!
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 13, 2026
All she did was lie on her bed and stare at the ceiling or at the poem she couldn’t bring herself to recite in front of her classmates.
From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith
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