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thinking

[thing-king] / ˈθɪŋ kɪŋ /






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Both the apartments and offices are in the shadow of MIT, one of America’s universities thinking harder about how to support entrepreneurship on campus–and hold onto its students.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 4, 2026

Not that Arthur was thinking about either Derby eight years ago when she bid $500 for a behind-the-scenes tour of Santa Anita or Del Mar. She wasn’t even thinking about owning a horse.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 4, 2026

Borgli fearlessly asks how quickly the images we consume by scrolling or watching the news affect our thinking.

From Salon • Apr. 3, 2026

The thinking is that those provisions protect the fund’s remaining investors from a rush to the exits that would force managers to sell underlying securities at fire sale prices.

From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026

He kept thinking of the weight of the rockface pressing in on him...

From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver