do someone
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Then again, the notion that any piece of writing, obituary or otherwise, can do someone justice is probably absurd.
From Salon • Feb. 9, 2025
“I can’t do someone else’s role just because they don’t get to do it, and I have access.”
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 15, 2025
"I said to them, 'I've done you favour, if you get the chance to do someone else a favour pass it on on'," Mr Nasir said.
From BBC • Jun. 25, 2023
“Sometimes I’ll do someone else’s desk, and I actually like it more than my own.”
From The Verge • Aug. 3, 2022
It felt wonderful to have something to do, someone of whom he could demand some small portion of truth.
From "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" by J.K. Rowling
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