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line

[lahyn] / laɪn /


NOUN
cord, rope
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NOUN
written communication
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In Bolivia's administrative capital La Paz, a line of shoppers surge to get their hands on one of the chickens that have just been delivered to a poultry store.

From Barron's • May 20, 2026

The JK Misery Index stood at 30.37 as of Wednesday, as shown in the chart below, below the 35 level that Kaeppel considers the dividing line between a favorable and unfavorable backdrop for stocks.

From MarketWatch • May 20, 2026

The company expects to grow revenue once again in its fiscal 2027, guiding for its top line to climb between 1% and 2% on a constant-dollar basis, he added.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 20, 2026

One line of inquiry explored by police is that the women may have gone into the sea from the beach and then got into difficulty.

From BBC • May 20, 2026

I had given Ma the same line, the first explanation that had popped into my head.

From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu




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