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  • plural of go.
  • present tense form of go (3rd person singular).
Definitions

goes

[gohz] / goʊz /












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A lot of the country’s imported oil doesn’t end up filling car gasoline tanks but goes into making feedstocks such as ethylene that are used for everyday plastic, packaging and industrial goods.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

A safety system detected dangerous levels of engine thrust, assumed a malfunction, and ordered the fuel supply to be cut off, the theory goes.

From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026

But campaigners argue lobbying goes further than it should.

From Barron's • Jun. 10, 2026

What goes up must come down — including the rate of inflation.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 10, 2026

My skin goes clammy; I’m fuming and shocked at the same time, and I can’t isolate one feeling from the other.

From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam



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