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a line

[ey-lahyn] / ˈeɪˌlaɪn /


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“I believe the line of questioning was clear. It was entirely a line of questioning with respect to his prompts and his searches on his online devices.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 12, 2026

“Lee is trying to walk a line between his leftist roots and a very pragmatic shift,” says Benjamin Engel, a Korean studies professor at Dankook University outside Seoul.

From Barron's • Jun. 11, 2026

While each quotation provides something to muse over, the whole thing might be best summed up by a line from the comic poet Alexis: “The entire human condition’s completely insane.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026

He then fetched a lifebuoy and repeatedly threw a line into the water, but none were able to grasp it.

From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026

“But life’s not a line, Comfort; it’s a circle. Just look around you and you’ll see that.”

From Each Little Bird That Sings by Deborah Wiles




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