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double truck

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noun

  1. Typesetting. a chase for holding the type for a center spread, especially for a newspaper.

  2. Journalism. matter occupying a center spread, especially advertising matter.


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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

The strikes by armed American drones, which Pentagon officials said killed more than 40 fighters, came a month after a double truck bombing in Mogadishu left more than 380 people dead, and more than 300 others injured.

From New York Times

The front-page photo and the double truck inside came from my remotes.

From New York Times