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As it turned out, neither man had reason to worry.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 23, 2026
In the line for a selfie with the party’s candidate, Ulrich Siegmund, on Dessau’s market square, Florian Thiele, 19, raved about the man and his program.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 23, 2026
Officers from Kent Police arrested the man on Sunday while he was travelling to France by train.
From BBC ● Aug. 23, 2026
To give Merz credit, he seemed to understand the historical moment and tried to embrace his role as Europe’s last man standing against tyranny.
From Salon ● Aug. 23, 2026
“Well, young man, I’m sure I’ll find an older man to swindle. Other land to claim. I’m tired of this journey. Thought you’d be an easy mark.”
From "Will’s Race for Home" by Jewell Parker Rhodes
The remaining seven other people who were injured - six men and one woman – have since been discharged from hospital after receiving treatment for minor injuries.
From BBC ● Aug. 23, 2026
Our Founders were not poor men, but they weren’t Griffin-rich by a long shot – that’s British monarchy levels of money.
From Salon ● Aug. 23, 2026
As he researched, Barton said he was shocked to find that the majority of the founders were deeply devout, rather than the religion-shunning men he had learned about.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 23, 2026
Once when young, Sorcinelli met the former Robert Prevost -- the birth name of Pope Leo -- then just an Augustinian priest, but the men have not spoken since, he said.
From Barron's ● Aug. 22, 2026
Winter weather forced the men to find a safe harbor for five months, during which time there was an attempted mutiny.
From "At Last She Stood" by Erin Entrada Kelly
Instead, he mans a to-go window, making drinks and handing food to guests, which brings him a lot less in tips.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 19, 2025
“I travel through at least eight to 10 towns to reach Mogadishu. But we don’t count the towns, we count the checkpoints and who mans them,” Mr Diriye says.
From BBC ● Oct. 20, 2024
Mujeeburahman Faqer, a 26-year-old Taliban fighter, now mans an uneventful security checkpoint in Kabul.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 21, 2023
While Sami’s off-screen lover may be Jewish, the only non-Arab character with a speaking part is a soldier who mans the roadblock’s checkpoint.
From Washington Post ● Feb. 6, 2023
My man, Moultrie, catch the mink, the coon, and the otter those years and sell the hide to any mans what got a nickel to his pocket.
From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy
These weapons allow the US to conduct precision strikes against hardened military targets, such as command bunkers or fortified military facilities, without putting manned aircraft in harm's way.
From BBC ● Jul. 27, 2026
Four of these so-called Collaborative Combat Aircraft will accompany a manned fighter to massively increase firepower but at just 20% of the cost of a piloted aircraft.
From BBC ● Jul. 23, 2026
While firefighters manned the hoses, climbers like Ivan Khmelnytsky dangled from ropes and cut the holes in the roof to put the solution on the hot spots.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 22, 2026
The drones are designed for highly contested environments, where manned jets face high risk from advanced Chinese and Russian defenses.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 18, 2026
I often manned the church library, checking out books to members, stamping the due dates on the cards inside, and making sure the borrowed books were returned on time.
From "While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement" by Carolyn Maull McKinstry
Doncic is manning the Lakers’ elevator now; it’s his job to lift his teammates to new heights.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 28, 2026
Waking up early, pricing items, setting up tables and manning the cash register — all of this is, as you say, labor.
From MarketWatch ● May 28, 2026
BBC Music correspondent Mark Savage said security guards manning the main stage were helping to give out water to the crowds in the heat.
From BBC ● May 24, 2026
The massive instrument, labeled across its front, is even more fun to strike than it is to look at—though I hope the exhibitors brought earplugs for those manning the neighboring booths.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 14, 2026
It contained only four soldiers, each manning an oar.
From "Chains" by Laurie Halse Anderson
