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This is not the type of viral moment Post Consumer Brands hopes for.
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Bethy Squires, Vulture, 26 Nov. 2025
However, those are not the type of moves that defined the Red Sox teams that won it all four times in this century.
—Gabrielle Starr, Boston Herald, 10 Nov. 2025
The Mets do not have many great options at first base, but David Stearns is not the type to overpay for a player if their long-term outlook isn't great.
—Aaliyan Mohammed, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Oct. 2025
Worthington was not the type to sit on the fence, not even when under interrogation from the big boss.
—Oliver Kay, New York Times, 8 Oct. 2025
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Bethy Squires, Vulture, 26 Nov. 2025
However, those are not the type of moves that defined the Red Sox teams that won it all four times in this century.
—Gabrielle Starr, Boston Herald, 10 Nov. 2025
The Mets do not have many great options at first base, but David Stearns is not the type to overpay for a player if their long-term outlook isn't great.
—Aaliyan Mohammed, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Oct. 2025
Worthington was not the type to sit on the fence, not even when under interrogation from the big boss.
—Oliver Kay, New York Times, 8 Oct. 2025
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“Not the type.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/not%20the%20type. Accessed 11 Dec. 2025.
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