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sake

noun as in benefit, gain

noun as in reason, objective

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“Carlo and I have settled our Divorce. It’s finished … for the sake of our child we were able like two adults come to a settlement,” she wrote.

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And, for goodness sakes, who is this King Miller?

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Glassman said he found the last-minute decision not to apologize “pathetic,” but agreed to drop the matter for the sake of completing the settlement.

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Hyundai, in a statement, said it is committed to following immigration laws and that it doesn’t compromise safety for the sake of speed.

Financial institutions don’t adopt new technology merely for the sake of innovation.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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