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serving

[sur-ving] / ˈsɜr vɪŋ /
NOUN
portion
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While previously serving as a legislator in the opposition, he was renowned for fiercely challenging former President Macky Sall's policies - a trait which he also demonstrated against his boss Faye.

From BBC • May 25, 2026

Let the bread pudding cool for at least 10 minutes before serving.

From Salon • May 25, 2026

He later joined then-US president George W. Bush's administration, serving as a White House economic policy advisor from 2002 to 2006 before being nominated to the Fed's Board of Governors.

From Barron's • May 22, 2026

The narrator knows loss: His father, whom the son barely knew, died serving in the 82nd Airborne Division during World War II. His son was killed in the Iraq War.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026

The only interested parties missing from the conference were the ultimate borrowers, the American home buyers, but even they, in a way, were on hand, serving drinks, spinning wheels, and rolling dice.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis




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