that will do
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“Whether that will do much more than buy the market some time remains to be seen,” the analyst says.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 11, 2026
"Above all it's three points but that will do us all a lot of good mentally," Lille captain Benjamin Andre said.
From Barron's • Feb. 22, 2026
Not everyone has to be this way, there are plenty of boxed stuffings that will do the job just fine.
From Salon • Nov. 26, 2025
He’s just a very intelligent, manageable, smart, ratable kind of horse that will do anything his rider tells him to do.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 4, 2025
I find a broken branch that will do for a walking stick and I start off.
From "The Hunger Games" by Suzanne Collins
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