did
Americanverb
verb
Example Sentences
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He said he did not attempt to extort from union officials, or assault or threaten female labor leaders.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 12, 2026
When they did all that, the only thing left to do was solve one of the fiendishly difficult Millennium Prize Problems.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 12, 2026
In fact, perhaps the biggest issue for Wolverine is that it doesn't reinvent the wheel like Spider-Man did.
From BBC ● Sep. 12, 2026
However, FDA officials said the false positive did not change the course of the outbreak investigation, “or the overwhelming epidemiological data supporting the ... voluntary recall by Taylor Farms.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 12, 2026
I look at Aunt J, silently pleading with her to tell me that I didn’t do what I think I did.
From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold
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