of a sort
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But of a sort that suggests no one had very much else to think about.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 2026
"We have hired private investigators and there have been sightings of him, but we have not been given any hard evidence of a sort of residence or location in a certain place," the liquidator says.
From BBC ● Sep. 1, 2025
Shahar and the rest of the soccer team will make history of a sort just by showing up.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 16, 2024
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
This idea hangs between us, almost visible, almost palpable: heavy, formless, dark; collusion of a sort, betrayal of a sort.
From "The Handmaid's Tale" by Margaret Atwood
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