some kind/sort/type of
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—used to indicate that the speaker is referring to a range of items that could fit a description
I need some kind/sort/type of fastener.
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If not, the government will enter a shutdown until some sort of spending deal has passed — a fate some GOP lawmakers are looking to avoid ahead of the November election.
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Cami Mondeaux, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 11 Sep. 2024
Roughly a third of women and 16% of men will experience some kind of pelvic floor disorder in their lifetime, statistics have shown.
—Hannah Yasharoff, USA TODAY, 11 Sep. 2024
About 10% of screening mammograms require some kind of follow-up, though most of these cases aren’t cancer.
—Lauryn Higgins, Health, 11 Sep. 2024
By his count, around one in five spacewalks encounter some sort of problem.
—Geoff Brumfiel, NPR, 10 Sep. 2024
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Cami Mondeaux, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 11 Sep. 2024
Roughly a third of women and 16% of men will experience some kind of pelvic floor disorder in their lifetime, statistics have shown.
—Hannah Yasharoff, USA TODAY, 11 Sep. 2024
About 10% of screening mammograms require some kind of follow-up, though most of these cases aren’t cancer.
—Lauryn Higgins, Health, 11 Sep. 2024
By his count, around one in five spacewalks encounter some sort of problem.
—Geoff Brumfiel, NPR, 10 Sep. 2024
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