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a line

[ey-lahyn] / ˈeɪˌlaɪn /


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She has been a line cook, a James Beard-award-nominated producer and holds a chemistry degree from Wesleyan University.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 23, 2026

He’d had a great day until he tried to reenter the park and instead waited four hours at the Tioga Pass in a line that stretched for miles.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 21, 2026

The truth is probably a bit of both, and nobody in charge is drawing a line between them.

From MarketWatch Jul. 21, 2026

In an interview with The Times published late Sunday, Burnham said he wanted to draw a line under a decade of political turmoil.

From Barron's Jul. 20, 2026

The trees cleared, and before him was a line of men wearing turquoise jewelry, blue jeans, velvet button-down shirts, and red moccasins.

From "Healer of the Water Monster" by Brian Young




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