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The phrase "dummy for" is correct and can be used in written English.
It is typically used to describe a placeholder or stand-in for something else in a sentence. Example: I couldn't remember the exact word for it, so I used "dummy" as a placeholder for now.
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Then South led a fourth heart, North overruffing the dummy for down four.
A tad harsh that his most lasting impact was the dummy for Dier's free-kick.
In due course, Guccione showed Jameson and Bradford a dummy for a new magazine.
South ruffed, but couldn't get into the dummy for a discard on the heart king.
Robby's older brother is being used as a test dummy for two teenage girls to practise oral sex.
and on a dummy for export status.
We use a dummy for workers with completed secondary studies and another dummy for college graduates.
All include a dummy for mothers with missing income information.
### All variables in coded as dummy for analysis.
Dependent variable is the dummy for being absent from work.
The dummy for migrant-specific programmes is insignificant.
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Since I tried Ludwig back in 2017, I have been constantly using it in both editing and translation. Ever since, I suggest it to my translators at ProSciEditing.

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