redound
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But what Lukas’ Nick sees in McCrimmon’s Fanny — a bright, lovable, hilariously original woman — redounds to his credit.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 4, 2024
Don’t have a dollar or feel that taking public transportation redounds to the good of society and you’re actually doing the rest of us a favor?
From Washington Post • May 22, 2019
After challenging Gabler on substance, he slipped into mischievous singsong: “Irony abounds. What redounds to Dr. Kidd rebounds. On several grounds, it sounds, he’s out of bounds.”
From New York Times • Jun. 12, 2018
Now their fandom is more personal: They own specific athletes—they make a choice to draft or purchase them—and then, in the context of their fantasy leagues, the athletes’ success redounds to them and them alone.
From Slate • Aug. 24, 2017
The objection then redounds rather to the glory of the medieval universities than lessens their prestige, either as regards numbers or the enthusiasm of their students.
From The Thirteenth Greatest of Centuries by Walsh, James J. (James Joseph)
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Miranda v. Arizona (1966)
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"Wuthering Heights" by Emily Bronte, Chapters 10–14
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