clue
Example Sentences
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A clue to the missing-three-million-barrel mystery lies in China’s petrochemical plants.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026
There’s one other big clue that this is all just a huge metaphor for the internet, and that has to do with the company in the film, Async.
From Salon • Jun. 8, 2026
Scientists at Stanford University have uncovered a major clue to why the brain deteriorates with age.
From Science Daily • May 29, 2026
"This started as an exercise in showing the world a hubris of economists who think they can forecast stuff that they actually have no clue about," Klement said.
From BBC • May 26, 2026
Just then Brooklyn saw that Kat had her hands crossed and was just barely extending two fingers as a clue.
From "City Spies" by James Ponti
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Jim Burke's Academic Vocabulary List
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