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[tahyp] / taɪp /








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‘Not an all-out fear of recession type of situation.’

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2026

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent had little success trying to coax long-dated U.S. government bond yields lower by increasing buybacks of this type of debt.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 22, 2026

"If you've got an in-house recruitment team, they know the culture, they can see the type of language that you're using in your CV, in your cover letter, during a phone screen."

From BBC ● Oct. 22, 2026

He started both of the preseason games he played in, giving the Lakers the type of versatile defender they coveted to cover up for Doncic’s and Reaves’ defensive deficiencies.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 22, 2026

On a whim, I reach for the keyboard again and type “Bermuda” and “spearfishing” into the search engine.

From "South of Somewhere" by Kalena Miller

“I want people of all body types and existences,” he says.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 22, 2026

"These types of gestures are likely to be very well received even if they are insincere or tactical in nature."

From Barron's ● Oct. 22, 2026

There are lots of different types of recruitment tools.

From BBC ● Oct. 22, 2026

DiFiore introduced me to the “Ocean” model, which splits people into five main personality types: openness, conscientiousness, extroversion, agreeableness and neuroticism.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 21, 2026

Along with washing our bodies, they were employed for cleaning all types of objects.

From "Shipwrecked!" by Martin W. Sandler

During the pandemic, I was so bored out of my mind that one night close to midnight I just typed “deaf women” in Google search.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 22, 2026

Along with a typed schedule detailing Queen Elizabeth II's plans to host a diplomatic reception in her Silver Jubilee year...

From BBC ● Sep. 13, 2026

“I am extremely concerned,” Steven typed on Jan. 14, 2022.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 5, 2026

It must be 100% handwritten with no typed words, printed forms or help from another person.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 24, 2026

I stared at the brief typed words where Lieutenant Rahms’s finger rested.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom

Getting here now — typing away while I sniffle with a cold, a life I wouldn’t change for the world — required carefully deflating a rapidly overblown ego.

From Salon ● Oct. 12, 2026

There are fresh challenges too: Volatile geopolitics have made business costlier and less predictable, while artificial intelligence now allows users to create photorealistic images by just typing words.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 27, 2026

One client requires candidates to put their hands in the air while the interview prompt is being delivered to prove there’s no live typing going on.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 30, 2026

One of them is typing furiously as his eyes dart from the screen to the robot: "The idea is it will grab that cylindrical piece and move it over there."

From BBC ● Aug. 24, 2026

She steps aside for me as I leave the kitchen and start typing a message to Serenity.

From "I Can Make This Promise" by Christine Day


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