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spoken for
Idioms and Phrases
see speak for , def. 3.Example Sentences
Water stress refers to heightened competition over water resources; it is considered high when 40 percent or more of an area's local water supply is spoken for by agriculture, energy, industry, and household use.
But the star, who shot to global fame as a 16-year-old member of One Direction, had spoken for years about his struggles with mental health - and the challenges of adapting to stardom.
Her parents, who have spoken for the first time about losing their daughter, are now taking legal action over the tragedy in 2022.
Taylor Swift has spoken for the first time of how the cancellation of her Vienna tour dates earlier in August over an attack threat "filled me with a new sense of fear".
Actress Daisy Ridley has spoken for the first time about being diagnosed with Graves' disease, an autoimmune condition that mainly affects young and middle-aged women.
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Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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