of a sort
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And so we are seeing judicial opinions of a sort that we have not seen before either.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 5, 2026
Largely ignored by his parents, he failed to develop normal social skills, but as compensation of a sort, in Mr. Margolick’s words, “with distance came a knack for scrutinizing and mimicking other people.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 14, 2025
The families of the missing are now demanding answers and justice, from the new Syria – which held its first parliamentary election, of a sort, earlier this month.
From BBC • Oct. 15, 2025
He’s referring to the miniseries he made after leaving “Doctor Who” – another time-traveling tale of a sort, only set on Earth and bound by gravity’s rules.
From Salon • May 10, 2024
The milpa is an elaboration of this natural situation, unlike ordinary farms, which involve singlecrop expanses of a sort rarely observed in unplowed landscapes.
From "1491" by Charles C. Mann
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