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Another man accused of the same crimes as Domínguez said the same: He wasn’t aware of ever registering to vote, as federal prosecutors claimed he had.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 20, 2026
In the film, Cullen, from Aberystwyth, Ceredigion, plays a closeted man who finds he will go to any lengths to keep up appearances in his insular community.
From BBC ● Oct. 19, 2026
"You're the man I want by my side, Bibi," Trump said, referring to Netanyahu by his nickname.
From Barron's ● Oct. 19, 2026
A careless sentence from a careful man isn’t heard as careless.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 19, 2026
A man holding a rifle across his chest, wearing a holstered gun on his waist, stands guard.
From "Will’s Race for Home" by Jewell Parker Rhodes
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That is what motivates Jake Smith to keep sharing his recovery on social media, with hundreds of men and women messaging him for advice and support.
From BBC ● Oct. 20, 2026
The lawmakers targeted are across the political spectrum and include men.
From Barron's ● Oct. 20, 2026
"I think the men are maybe more reluctant than the women, or maybe they don't realise they've got it. Sometimes they might use a different word for it, they say burnout," Keay says.
From BBC ● Oct. 20, 2026
Both men are powerful ministers in Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's governing coalition.
From BBC ● Oct. 20, 2026
Gazing at the men, I step sideways, inching toward the saddle.
From "Will’s Race for Home" by Jewell Parker Rhodes
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“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
“Who mans the cameras?” posted parent Kris Cabby in the Facebook group Parents Supporting Teachers.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 3, 2023
In the ad, Affleck mans the drive-through booth at a Dunkin’ Donuts in Medford, Massachusetts with a Boston accent and shocks customers.
From Washington Times ● Feb. 12, 2023
Boyea mans the expensive machine while Mitchell and crew members Kellan Beckham and Rae Thoma feed it trunks that spew out the side like pine-scented rain.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 2, 2022
Hardy, trim, and darker toned than his wife, in disposition still the affable bartender, Jim Link mans the beer cooler at holiday parties at the Medlock Bridge clubhouse.
From "Class Matters" by The New York Times
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Domjan is aiming to make the first manned solar-powered flight into the stratosphere, which at Switzerland's latitude begins at around 10,000 to 12,000 metres, depending on climatic conditions.
From Barron's ● Oct. 16, 2026
Standing alongside legendary astronauts like Neil Armstrong and Dick Gordon, a schoolboy from Lancashire was there to see the final manned lunar landing mission.
From BBC ● Oct. 11, 2026
"And in 10 years' time, the first European manned capsule take off from Kourou with European astronauts and those from other nations on board," he added, referring to Europe's spaceport in French Guiana.
From Barron's ● Sep. 10, 2026
It featured educational booths manned by OpenAI employees, posters showing what the facility might look like—and even a taco bar.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 23, 2026
In this case I guess it indicated the sum of all the work that many people put into the launch of a manned spacecraft.
From "Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story" by Michael Collins
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"We look at all the evidence, how busy the airport was, what was the manning in the tower at the time," he added.
From Barron's ● Aug. 14, 2026
LISBON—The agent manning the passport control line warned me not to be fooled by the mercifully short line that greeted me upon arrival at Portugal’s Lisbon International Airport on the last Friday in July.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 12, 2026
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
Gabelli said that over time, he developed an interest in investing and that he had worked ”every job” at the firm — including “trading, sales, marketing and manning the phones.”
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 22, 2026
The same fella who had given me back Termite was manning the front desk.
From Full of Beans by Jennifer L. Holm
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