lose the thread
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This is the moment where so many Thanksgiving tables lose the thread.
From Salon ● Nov. 25, 2025
The reporters by then were beginning to lose the thread.
From Washington Post ● Jan. 6, 2023
The problem is if they dump the puck, lose a battle or lose the thread of the play, as they often have, the offense doesn’t create much.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 7, 2022
I had to jump around quite a bit, and I imagine that people less familiar with the science could easily lose the thread.
From New York Times ● Apr. 18, 2021
Several times I thought I’d lose the thread of the story, and only sheer effort kept it going.
From "Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky" by Kwame Mbalia
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