Lead
Tend
Tend verb - To look after and make decisions about.
Usage example: the dying patriarch wondered who would tend the family business after he was gone
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- If anything, given that the symptoms of Asperger's syndrome tend to lead other children (and sometimes adults) into bullying them, they usually tend to have a lower sense of self-worth.
Source: Useful Notes / Asperger Syndrome - Halo's precision weapons tend to be hitscan, but some of its weapons do still require you to lead a moving target, like the rocket launcher.
Source: Lead the Target - They also tend to gloss over the fact that the Giants blew a massive 38-14 lead in only a quarter and a half of football, resulting in the second biggest blown lead in NFL history.
Source: Mis-blamed
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