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Edwards, who captained England on more than 200 occasions, said she is looking for "someone who leads from the front in everything they do, someone who has the respect of the current playing group".
From BBC • Apr. 2, 2025
Then again, the notion that any piece of writing, obituary or otherwise, can do someone justice is probably absurd.
From Salon • Feb. 9, 2025
Don said, “You can’t quit. If you do, someone else will come in and do everything they’re told to do.”
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 4, 2022
“Sometimes I’ll do someone else’s desk, and I actually like it more than my own.”
From The Verge • Aug. 3, 2022
I’d saunter downstairs and make myself so useful Shady couldn’t possibly see fit to allow me to walk out the door, let alone to do someone else’s bidding.
From "Moon Over Manifest" by Clare Vanderpool
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