line
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The line probably originated with steel magnate Andrew Carnegie, once the richest man in America.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026
Edison executives told The Times last year that they left the line in place because they believed it might be needed in the future.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026
Kim has repeatedly vowed never to give up his nuclear arsenal, and his powerful sister said before Xi's visit that the programme was Pyongyang's "line of no retreat".
From Barron's • Jun. 9, 2026
But other legged robot companies have drawn a line opposing weaponisation, citing risks of harm and ethical issues.
From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026
In 1852, the Abbott-Downing Company books show that a Mr. James McGill ordered a Concord stage for a new coach line that he was organizing in Valparaiso, Chile.
From "Phineas Gage" by John Fleischman
Vocabulary lists containing line
Reading: Literature - Poetry - Introductory
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Reading: Literature - Poetry - Middle School
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Close Reading: The Art and Craft of Rhetorical Analysis (Chapter 2)
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