likes

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Because Goodhart takes her characters seriously — because she likes them, clearly — and because the actors sit so well in them, one is genuinely concerned for their fates.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 8, 2026

"Of course we would consider the likes of knife amnesties if that is something the police and other partners feel is helpful," he told the programme.

From BBC • Jun. 7, 2026

To find the city as spellbound by its basketball team, you have to go back to the 1970 and 1973 champions, with the likes of Walt Frazier, Willis Reed and smooth Earl “The Pearl” Monroe.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 7, 2026

If you’ve wondered what would happen when a garage-rocker cowboy is joined by a punk who likes the Western wail of steel guitars, look no further than “Blame the Clown.”

From Salon • Jun. 5, 2026

Around that time a fellow called Henry Upton moved to town, and nobody’d seen the likes of him before.

From "The Seven Wonders of Sassafras Springs" by Betty G. Birney