As she typed, results appeared instantly for "SF MOMA" - the first predicted search result.

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"I really want a wife, " McBurney e-mailed us, and we imagine her laughing at her computer screen as she typed.

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Her eyebrows raised and she chuckled when she saw that we typed notes on our BlackBerry.

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She said a friend typed in her name into the internet search engine Google, and showed her her brother's name on a site detailing America's Most Wanted list.

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She gave them each a typed sheet of paper.

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But the other day after class, she went to the public library and typed up a letter to the people sitting in this chamber.

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She has been told that her school is hopeless, but the other day after class she went to the public library and typed up a letter to the people sitting in this room.

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Doing it in private was one thing, she said, but letting other people know that I typed was terrible for my professional image.

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