kind of

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Progressing after one deflected goal and two defeats would be the strangest kind of achievement in the history of the national team.

From BBC • Jun. 25, 2026

While residents have no salaries or pay no taxes, they do receive a kind of monthly stipend of just over 200 euros in exchange for a minimum of six hours of work per day.

From Barron's • Jun. 25, 2026

But he worries that SpaceX and the buildup seen around that blockbuster IPO could be “the kind of bell that might ring at the top.”

From MarketWatch • Jun. 24, 2026

My wife and I understood the kind of family we wanted before we created one.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 24, 2026

It was exactly the kind of progress he was hungry for.

From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith