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[man] / mæn /


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The man is in a "serious but stable condition", national broadcaster ABC said, citing local health authorities.

From Barron's Sep. 14, 2026

But he added that it is reasonable for an unmarried man to ask for his bride fee back.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 14, 2026

Post-brain op delays 'left man needing 24/7 care'

From BBC Sep. 13, 2026

But the Dodgers’ lineup Sunday was missing left fielder Teoscar Hernández and utility man Tommy Edman.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 13, 2026

Still watching me, the man tips his hat.

From "Will’s Race for Home" by Jewell Parker Rhodes

Let's not forget Donnarumma's late save because it was a brilliant stop, but Maresca's men were comfortable most of the time.

From BBC Sep. 13, 2026

Zverev had personally guaranteed that the barren run for American men would stretch at least into 2027.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 13, 2026

Police have released images of six men they want to speak to in connection with an anti-migrant protest in Portsmouth.

From BBC Sep. 13, 2026

During the day, black men and women strolled along Broadway wearing fashionable clothing and smart accessories that drew the admiration of other pedestrians.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 13, 2026

The first seven patients—five men and two women—arrived by barge on the Mississippi River in the middle of the night.

From "At Last She Stood" by Erin Entrada Kelly

Some of the employees still work there, including Jorge Cuervo, the production supervisor, and Fabian Diaz, who mans the forklift.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 12, 2026

“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

The Lebanese army mans a checkpoint outside and typically does not enter the camp, which is under the control of the Palestinian factions.

From Washington Times Jul. 31, 2023

Other times she mans the grill or the fryer at the east Spokane fast-food joint.

From Seattle Times Oct. 16, 2022

The boy took the old mans head in his arms.

From "The Battle of the Labyrinth" by Rick Riordan

Europe has in recent years sought greater independence in space but has never sent a manned mission, instead relying on the rockets and capsules of Russia and the United States.

From Barron's Sep. 10, 2026

Flying lower means less spray drift and therefore less chemicals are needed than in conventional manned crop-dusting, he says.

From BBC Sep. 1, 2026

It featured educational booths manned by OpenAI employees, posters showing what the facility might look like—and even a taco bar.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 23, 2026

Across the nation, they’ve set up safe spaces in schools, specialized classrooms that feel more like living rooms and that are manned by professional counselors trained in domestic violence intervention.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 26, 2026

Stanton ordered troops to turn out into the streets, the guards to be doubled, military forts to be alert, guns manned, and special guards to be posted around the Old Capitol Prison.

From "Chasing Lincoln's Killer" by James L. Swanson

"We look at all the evidence, how busy the airport was, what was the manning in the tower at the time," he added.

From Barron's Aug. 14, 2026

Austin Police Department Corporal Patrick Oborski was manning a busy downtown intersection in Texas when he saw one of Waymo’s robotaxis zoom ahead of traffic—on the wrong side of the road.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 10, 2026

A single operator manning a computer-guided saw cuts 40-foot timbers into every length and angle required.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 7, 2026

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

But that would leave no one manning the shop, and she’s doing enough already.

From "Mockingjay" by Suzanne Collins




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