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[ilk] / ɪlk /


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United have prioritised players of a certain ilk to begin the window.

From BBC Aug. 19, 2026

Hilton, Lohan and their ilk infiltrated these scenes as well, and to hear Willetts tell it, the music and imagery that came out of both influenced the nightlife aesthetics everywhere, especially in the U.K.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 11, 2026

Unfortunately for Carville and his ilk, that’s exactly why so many young progressives were tuning in to his stream in the first place.

From Slate Aug. 7, 2026

Like many of its ilk, the Cliffwater fund does direct lending, mostly to finance private-equity buyouts of midsize companies.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 20, 2026

They’ve risked Mobutu and every imaginable parasite in the backwater places where children were left to die or endure when the Underdowns and their ilk fled the country.

From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver




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