all sorts

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Her phone makes all sorts of sounds while she’s working out on the court, ending with the text: “Guess everybody heard the news,” and her saying, “I gotta change my number.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2026

The idea being: This isn’t actually a real lawsuit, and in cases where the same kind of claims have been made, the IRS has defended those cases and asserted all sorts of defenses.

From Slate • Jun. 9, 2026

But it's not just wheat flour, or barley that can fuel fermentation, all sorts of substances are suitable - in biology those fermentation hosts are known as substrates.

From BBC • Jun. 4, 2026

The artificial-intelligence boom has given all sorts of stocks a lift—including so-called neoclouds, which provide additional computing capacity.

From Barron's • May 28, 2026

I looked at the sky, feeling all sorts of wriggling anxious thoughts, but even I knew it was getting too dark to go tonight.

From "Unusual Chickens for the Exceptional Poultry Farmer" by Kelly Jones