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Videos showed that the projectiles had cluster warheads, a type of missile that had been frequently fired at Israel earlier in the war to challenge air-defense systems.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 10, 2026
He doesn’t seem like he is that type of worker.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 10, 2026
The charity's founder Jake Mills said he had faced his own mental health challenges and saw sport as an effective route for this type of message.
From BBC ● Sep. 9, 2026
“It’s a different type of conditioning,” he explained.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 9, 2026
“But it was an accident, right? Leo doesn’t seem the type to do that on purpose.”
From "Clairboyance" by Kristiana Kahakauwila
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Foldables, I initially thought, were for classic mobile-warrior jet-setter types, who never sit at a desk and are always on calls.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 10, 2026
Authorities have also allowed a temporary easing of strict rules for making several types of cheese after heatwaves scorched grazing pastures.
From Barron's ● Sep. 9, 2026
Open enrollment season is starting in October, and current and future participants can get an idea of the types of plans available in their areas.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 9, 2026
The immune system relies on many different types of cells that work together after an injury.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 8, 2026
Historians found them invaluable in expanding their knowledge of what types of large guns were aboard sixteenth-century warships.
From "Shipwrecked!" by Martin W. Sandler
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“I feel uncomfortable to discuss future,” Molchanova wrote to Epstein on April 4, 2019, sweat soaking into her shirt as she nervously typed the message.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 5, 2026
Outside the courthouse, Navarrete listed all the documents her client would need for a chance to stay, as his daughter furiously typed them into a cellphone.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 3, 2026
It must be 100% handwritten with no typed words, printed forms or help from another person.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 24, 2026
A sophomore in Arizona typed an email he never sent.
From Slate ● Aug. 21, 2026
The date and her name were typed in the lower-right-hand corner, along with someone else’s name.
From "The Line Tender" by Kate Allen
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When the defence lawyer told the court about his request to have a juror removed, there were gasps and reporters quickly began typing.
From BBC ● Sep. 4, 2026
“You basically see if they’re typing or if they’re copy-pasting,” she says.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 30, 2026
Harp has been a near-constant presence at Trump's side in his second term, sometimes typing out social media posts for him and printing out information, a role that has seen her dubbed the "human printer."
From Barron's ● Aug. 20, 2026
"Everyone was typing on them all the time between that period of results day and freshers' itself," Mustafa says, "and I met friends that I'm still in touch with a lot today."
From BBC ● Aug. 15, 2026
The last week of school was a flurry of packing, typing, plane reservations and phone calls home, for everybody but me.
From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt
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