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Places like Shibuya, then, are a natural fit for what Ertel describes as a renaissance of meaning, driven by vinyl’s resurgence.
From Salon β Oct. 24, 2026
Jones has previously said he felt the move to Wales was like coming back to his "roots" as his parents were from Swansea and Cardiff.
From BBC β Oct. 24, 2026
Rare-earth metals with names like dysprosium and neodymium are used in magnets that go into electric motors.
From The Wall Street Journal β Oct. 24, 2026
The researchers suggest that the growing gas giant acted somewhat like a structural barrier, preventing most larger particles from crossing its orbital region while still allowing finer dust to move around it.
From Science Daily β Oct. 24, 2026
“Be our neighbor. Midnight and Belle would like it.”
From "Willβs Race for Home" by Jewell Parker Rhodes
Hayes explained that this type of segmentation could be used to develop tailored products that account for the specific "sour liker" taste profile.
From Science Daily β Apr. 29, 2024
But I was a very active liker of “A Ghost Story,” which, as with “The Green Knight,” seems to unfold in some eerie netherworld between life and death.
From Los Angeles Times β Aug. 7, 2021
Only once did I go on a date with a sarcasm liker — she included it to warn people she’s found who get offended, especially in the Midwest.
From Washington Post β Nov. 8, 2018
He’s not doing anything inappropriate or otherwise creepy, and he’s not sending you inappropriate messages—he’s just an inveterate liker.
From Slate β Apr. 18, 2016
It is not 17 very like the acanthus, but much liker than any Greek work; though still entirely conventional in its cinquefoiled lobes.
From The Stones of Venice, Volume II (of 3), by John Ruskin
Mercy, Shakespeare wrote, "Earthly power doth then show likest God's/ When mercy seasons justice."
From Time β Jan. 17, 2012
“What likest thou best to hear?” asked he, well pleased, for the scop delighted in his art.
From A Maid at King Alfred?s Court by Lucy Foster Madison
“People say that you are the idlest chap in these parts; but it seems to me that, with the work thou likest, thou canst be as busy as the best.”
From Eli's Children The Chronicles of an Unhappy Family by George Manville Fenn
What thing is that that is most likest unto a horse?—R.
From Popular Rhymes and Nursery Tales A Sequel to the Nursery Rhymes of England by J. O. (James Orchard) Halliwell-Phillipps
I thank thee, Annie; I thank thee, Annie;55 Sae dearly as I thank thee; You're the likest to my sister Annie, That ever I did see.
From English and Scottish Ballads (volume 3 of 8) by Various
The movie is disturbing precisely because it so accurately recreates the environments of the likes of “Pee-wee’s Playhouse” or “Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood,” just with a lot more menace.
From The Wall Street Journal β Oct. 24, 2026
But Poulter has followed the likes of major champions Jon Rahm and Louis Oosthuizen in announcing his departure.
From BBC β Oct. 23, 2026
A pop record sprinkled with golden age Hollywood glamour, it beat the likes of Sir Paul McCartney, Olivia Dean and Jade to scoop the £25,000 prize.
From BBC β Oct. 22, 2026
She likes the beach, he’s a pool guy, but actually he’d rather be in a bookstore.
From Los Angeles Times β Oct. 22, 2026
He looks at me, and at once, it becomes very clear that he likes me, maybe as much as I like him.
From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold
Skerritt said that one of the things he liked most when he first read the script was that "the woman becomes a hero", referring to Weaver's character, Ripley.
From BBC β Oct. 22, 2026
I wasn’t super close to his kids but I liked them, and they were always respectful of my role in their father’s life.
From MarketWatch β Oct. 20, 2026
Harding liked Mellon’s conservative views on economic policy and selected him as his secretary of the Treasury, a job he would hold until early 1932.
From The Wall Street Journal β Oct. 19, 2026
I liked asking people what brought them in, hearing about their celebrations and making small talk while consulting my restaurant map and section list.
From Salon β Oct. 17, 2026
“I wouldn’t have stopped texting if I knew you liked hearing from me.”
From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith
These little things also have cute avatars, which you can customize to your liking.
From Slate β Oct. 14, 2026
A coach lives and dies by every Saturday and has to worry about far too many things for Messi's liking.
From BBC β Oct. 6, 2026
However, should a potential buyer take a liking to the interior decor elements, there is an option to purchase the property fully furnished for an additional $400,000.
From MarketWatch β Sep. 29, 2026
“We’ve got a good rotation ... keeping guys fresh and right now I’m liking it,” he said.
From Los Angeles Times β Sep. 24, 2026
For this he had the support of several important faculty members who had taken a liking to Farmer and admired his accomplishments.
From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French
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