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fuse

[fyooz] / fyuz /


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Past and present don’t collide so much as they fuse together; they aren’t two opposing places in time, but rather, a straight line.

From Salon • May 25, 2026

I have relied on each in my career, and starting my own business was a way to fuse them.

From Barron's • Apr. 30, 2026

It's extremely tempting to write a segue here about Wolf's career having had its own teething troubles – but, in truth, it's been more of a slow burn on a long fuse.

From BBC • Apr. 28, 2026

But a heated argument coming from a house in Lee’s neighborhood became the next spark that lit a narrative fuse.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 17, 2026

“Hale then pulled from his pocket,” Lawson recalled, “a piece of white fuse about three feet and said, ‘I will show you how to use it.’

From "Killers of the Flower Moon" by David Grann




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