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[lahyk] / laɪk /




ADVERB
for instance
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They raise cattle, and, like many cattlemen in South Texas, lease part of their property to hunters.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 12, 2026

He is a big player but never acts like one and he is very humble and I'm delighted for him.

From BBC • Jun. 12, 2026

The Texas Animal Health Commission also asks that cattlemen closely monitor wounds, reduce biting pests like flies and ticks whenever possible, and abide by infestation quarantines drawn by state authorities.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 12, 2026

"From South America, Paraguay are like brothers for us... My expectation is tomorrow is going to be very tough, because Paraguay are not only competitive, aggressive. They have good quality."

From Barron's • Jun. 11, 2026

This is what an audience of doctors looks like when Phineas arrives in Boston in January 1850, tamping iron in hand.

From "Phineas Gage" by John Fleischman




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