ilk
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Clearly, officials of his ilk did not believe I was a spy.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2026
Assertions of vulgar auteurism don’t necessarily suggest that a film is as “good” as others of its ilk, only that the film earnestly explores ideas as enduring as those in any formally rigid, awards-bait film.
From Salon ● Sep. 23, 2026
Eisenkot also criticised Netanyahu for "allowing anarchists like Zvi Sukkot and his ilk to do whatever they please, endangering security in the settlements and harming Israel's standing in the world".
From BBC ● Aug. 26, 2026
Now, Eatherly’s ilk gloats about verbally terrorizing American citizens going about their day-to-day lives on American streets and beams this content around the globe for money.
From Slate ● Aug. 20, 2026
Thoughts of that ilk galloped through her brain for quite some time—ta-TUM, ta-TUM, ta-TUM, ta-TUM, ta-TUM—long after a tired governess ought to have been asleep.
From "The Interrupted Tale" by Maryrose Wood
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