double truck
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Typesetting. a chase for holding the type for a center spread, especially for a newspaper.
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Journalism. matter occupying a center spread, especially advertising matter.
Example Sentences
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The attack on Saturday took place near the area where a double truck bombing killed nearly 600 people in October 2017, in what is considered one of the deadliest terrorist attacks in Somalia’s history.
From New York Times
While its deadliest came in 2017 — a double truck bombing that killed 587 people — the group remains a constant threat.
From New York Times
Yet his designs also embrace newer realities: He is working on a modern variation of the Somali stool and has conceptualized a memorial for the hundreds of people who lost their lives in a double truck bombing in Mogadishu in October 2017 — three days after he arrived in the city.
From New York Times
Just over two years ago, a double truck bombing killed nearly 600 people at a busy crossroads in Mogadishu.
From New York Times
Somalia sustained one of its deadliest attacks in October, when a double truck bombing killed 512 people.
From New York Times
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