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“There is no way that this man who was struggling to type out ‘there,’ ‘their’ and ‘they’re’ just sent this text message,” Wallace says.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 26, 2026
One man was released from Adelanto ICE Processing Center just days ago.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 26, 2026
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is a busy man.
From Salon ● Jul. 26, 2026
BBC presenter Ralph McLean said Kelly was "a natural broadcaster, great family man and always a gentleman".
From BBC ● Jul. 26, 2026
The man who runs the dry cleaner next to the salon stands in stark opposition.
From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold
Brave's men are also awaiting a first win and their match follows at 18:30.
From BBC ● Jul. 26, 2026
Some 148 of the alleged victims were men.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 26, 2026
Three men were arrested on Saturday in Gironde -- where a wildfire has already scorched 32,000 hectares -- on suspicion of endangering lives, prosecutors said.
From Barron's ● Jul. 26, 2026
The families of four men who died after a car hit a lamp-post on Merseyside have paid tribute to them.
From BBC ● Jul. 26, 2026
Gazing at the men, I step sideways, inching toward the saddle.
From "Will’s Race for Home" by Jewell Parker Rhodes
“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
Mujeeburahman Faqer, a 26-year-old Taliban fighter, now mans an uneventful security checkpoint in Kabul.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 21, 2023
“Who mans the cameras?” posted parent Kris Cabby in the Facebook group Parents Supporting Teachers.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 3, 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
“That’s the conclusion of the testing,” he informed her—or rather it—and Eldon Rosen, who regarded him with writhing worry; the elderly mans face contorted, shifted plastically with angry concern.
From "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?" by Philip K. Dick
He received his first national team action last June, coincidentally against Turkey, but it was still widely assumed the starting gig belonged to Matt Turner, who manned the post in Qatar.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 25, 2026
Air Force as the “backbone of the manned strategic bomber force for the United States,” the B-52 Stratofortress has been a vital aircraft for the country’s armed conflicts.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 16, 2026
The B-52 Stratofortress is described by the military as a “long-range, heavy bomber that can perform a variety of missions,” known as the “backbone of the manned strategic bomber force for the United States.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 15, 2026
In 2024, Task Force 59 launched a new unit focusing on "the operational deployment of unmanned systems teamed with manned operators to bolster maritime security across the Middle East region".
From BBC ● Jun. 9, 2026
Genêt’s first action in the United States was to hire American privateers, privately owned and manned ships, to attack and plunder British ships in the name of his government.
From "An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793" by Jim Murphy
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
BBC Music correspondent Mark Savage said security guards manning the main stage were helping to give out water to the crowds in the heat.
From BBC ● May 24, 2026
The massive instrument, labeled across its front, is even more fun to strike than it is to look at—though I hope the exhibitors brought earplugs for those manning the neighboring booths.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 14, 2026
As well as manning checkpoints, pro-government supporters form street patrols at night.
From Barron's ● Apr. 1, 2026
But they couldn’t use the Doors without someone manning the controls for twelve long minutes.
From "The House of Hades" by Rick Riordan
