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line

[lahyn] / laɪn /


NOUN
cord, rope
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NOUN
written communication
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While players want to improve their scores, golf courses want to improve their bottom line.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 2026

The line drew one of the night's loudest laughs.

From BBC • Apr. 10, 2026

She called the customer-support line, but they weren’t helpful.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 10, 2026

Iranian officials were more forceful in their language, and directly put Saturday’s ceasefire negotiations on the line.

From Salon • Apr. 10, 2026

Can I live with going to work every day and wondering whether this is a day when I’ll connect a call, and that voice will be on the other end of the line?

From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse




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