likes of, the
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Also, the like of one. An equivalent or very similar person or thing; an equal or match. For example, I've never seen the likes of this before, or We'll never see his like again. This expression today is almost always put in a negative context. [Mid-1500s]
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Later that decade hippie love-ins were held regularly at the base of the carousel, occasionally drawing the likes of the Hells Angels or law enforcement.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 12, 2026
More than 4% of the UK population applied for tickets to see the Gallaghers perform, alongside the likes of the Charlatans, Manic Street Preachers, The Prodigy and Chemical Brothers.
From BBC ● Sep. 14, 2026
In a nation that invented the likes of the frozen TV dinner, Childers is winding back the clock with technology that would be recognizable to farmers two millenia ago.
From Barron's ● Sep. 3, 2026
Higher oil prices also mean that “the likes of the ECB can’t lower their guard just yet,” KBC analysts said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 8, 2026
The likes of the people here, they're bound to take you for at least a lord or a duke.'
From "The Remains of the Day" by Kazuo Ishiguro
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