ilk
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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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