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line

[lahyn] / laɪn /


NOUN
cord, rope
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NOUN
written communication
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However, leader Kim Jong Un's powerful sister said just a day before Xi's arrival that North Korea's nuclear weapons programme was "the line of no retreat".

From Barron's • Jun. 7, 2026

They went down the route of the hard work, get in there and get over the line and that is absolutely the right way to do it.

From BBC • Jun. 7, 2026

R&B singer-songwriter H.E.R. says her dad taught her to play the bass line of “Shining Star.”

From Salon • Jun. 7, 2026

That would mean it outsold Harley’s entire line of sport and adventure bikes by itself.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 7, 2026

There’s a long line of people waiting to enter the grand opening of an African American museum.

From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold




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