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toe

[toh] / toʊ /


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I dipped my toe back into dating after my divorce.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 25, 2026

We’re sitting in the back of the store, and he’s dressed head to toe in comfy blue On gear that makes him look like a yoga mogul.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 25, 2026

Ideally, it’s an ongoing relationship with a doctor who can take the time to decode why, for instance, that pain in your toe might be a warning of a serious heart condition.

From Slate ● Aug. 22, 2026

"They all toe the line, and they keep telling me: 'Boris, you get it, don't you? One step in the wrong direction, and we're finished.'"

From Barron's ● Aug. 14, 2026

Before we leave the elevator, I touch the ground outside it with the toe of my sneaker.

From "The Manifestor Prophecy" by Angie Thomas

Investors should remain on their toes and always attuned to near-term risks to their specific portfolio holdings.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 24, 2026

The Monetary Authority of Singapore has tightened policy twice this year, and its warnings that the macroeconomic condition remains uncertain should keep investors on their toes.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026

Even so, the operation was successful, allowing Masaya to keep all but one of her toes.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 8, 2026

Seager said: "He's kept us on our toes for the three years he's been with us... we're only too aware it could have had a very different ending."

From BBC ● Sep. 4, 2026

They dropped an apple on a string, or rapped their toes on a headboard, and the resulting knocking sounds fooled their mother into thinking it was a spirit.

From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock

The inaugural marathon under Burke’s stewardship took place in 1986, and 11,000 racers toed the starting line, nearly half the size of the long-running and world-famous New York City Marathon that same year.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 30, 2026

When war was declared, David recanted his previously strong pro-German views and toed a patriotic line.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 31, 2026

For the past 50 years, El’Zabar has toed the line between fashion and music, the present and the future, American jazz and West African compositional structure.

From New York Times ● Mar. 5, 2024

At first, however, she toed the PR line.

From BBC ● Oct. 23, 2023

But a goalkeeper has fallen, and a wing has toed the ball just enough that it rolls slowly toward the goal line.

From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr

The event, Petito says, does "a really good job of toeing the line... for pushing the advocacy side and not the exploitative side of victims and their families and loved ones".

From BBC ● Jun. 20, 2026

During my three weeks covered in glowing sensors, I found myself toeing the line between mindful self-improvement and algorithmic overload.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 7, 2026

When it came to shoes, though, Murkowski showed little interest in toeing Trump’s line.

From Slate ● Jun. 5, 2026

"Currencies should reflect economic fundamentals ... I'm closely watching currency moves," Suzuki told reporters, toeing the standard official line.

From Reuters ● Sep. 1, 2023

My cheeks grew hot, my mind dizzy, like I was still toeing the ledge.

From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros




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