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He has also used X to promote Rupert Lowe, the man he says should be Britain’s next leader.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 16, 2026
Gwent Police said a 45-year-old man from Aberbargoed, in Caerphilly was bailed pending further enquiries.
From BBC ● Sep. 15, 2026
He later allegedly acted as a front man and money launderer for Maduro, and in return was granted Venezuelan citizenship and a diplomatic passport.
From Barron's ● Sep. 15, 2026
The San José man summited the mountain around 7:30 p.m.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 15, 2026
The doctor grimaces at the sandy-haired man, the sheriff.
From "Will’s Race for Home" by Jewell Parker Rhodes
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Local women, fearful at the prospect of suddenly being far outnumbered by men they don’t know, are taking self-defense classes.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 16, 2026
The men were linked to dozens of thefts from Boots stores across the country.
From BBC ● Sep. 16, 2026
The study included 23 healthy men in their early to mid-20s who were moderately trained.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 15, 2026
There was no difference in risk reduction by gender, although men had a lowered risk of ischemic stroke.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 15, 2026
Two men on horseback and a third driving a covered wagon.
From "Will’s Race for Home" by Jewell Parker Rhodes
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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
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
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
The boy took the old mans head in his arms.
From "The Battle of the Labyrinth" by Rick Riordan
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Iran also targeted manned and unmanned aircraft at the base, other U.S. officials said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 12, 2026
Europe has in recent years sought greater independence in space but has never sent a manned mission, instead relying on the rockets and capsules of Russia and the United States.
From Barron's ● Sep. 10, 2026
Flying lower means less spray drift and therefore less chemicals are needed than in conventional manned crop-dusting, he says.
From BBC ● Sep. 1, 2026
Across the nation, they’ve set up safe spaces in schools, specialized classrooms that feel more like living rooms and that are manned by professional counselors trained in domestic violence intervention.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 26, 2026
Later, boys and girls ages thirteen to fifteen manned the batteries.
From "Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow" by Susan Campbell Bartoletti
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A DJ in a sharp suit is manning the turntables, and waitresses in ties and white smoking-jacket-inspired dresses—outfits of Eagle’s design—scour the crowd as people dance with drinks in the air.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 2, 2026
"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
Don spent three months in the Bahamas manning underwater cameras for the 1954 Disney film “20,000 Leagues Under the Sea.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 12, 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
We move at a pretty good clip, one manning the coil, the other keeping watch.
From "Catching Fire" by Suzanne Collins
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