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line

[lahyn] / laɪn /


NOUN
cord, rope
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NOUN
written communication
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The 40-inch doll made by Carousel for Reubens’ JCPenney-exclusive line in the late 1980s is one of the rarest Pee-wee Herman collectibles.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 2, 2026

The Arizona Court of Appeals agreed, ruling that Horcasitas, 55, must be resentenced because the AI clip "crossed that line".

From BBC ● Oct. 2, 2026

Mr. de Moura may have intended Lean to serve Microsoft’s bottom line, but he soon discovered that the people most interested in the program were mathematicians.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026

If he takes his usual five days of rest, that would line him up to pitch Game 3 in Atlanta on Tuesday.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 2, 2026

I know she’s taking Nate’s side, though, when she inhales a breath and then her lips press into a thin line.

From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam

Most workers might be secure in their job, but they are too worried to ask for a raise or to leave their current job without having another position lined up.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 1, 2026

Dozens of groups have lined up behind the proposal, including the Trust for Public Land, TreePeople, Friends of the Los Angeles River and many others.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026

Local permit-holding residents could briefly pass through the village on Monday evening, where period cars lined the streets and a fete was staged on the village green.

From BBC ● Sep. 30, 2026

Dozens of giant screens lined the more than two-kilometre stretch.

From Barron's ● Sep. 26, 2026

Two ordering lines, each with a handmade sign, written on lined notebook paper.

From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith

The one silver lining is that businesses aren’t firing many people, either: Layoffs are near a record low, and show no sign of rising.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 29, 2026

The fight over creators is yet another sign of their increased importance in the media business, with more viewers watching their content and advertisers lining up to work with them.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 2026

Without proper treatment, the lining of the esophagus, which is the tube that carries food and water to your stomach, can be badly damaged.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 18, 2026

If there's a silver lining to be found in the ginkgo's troubles, it's that the campaign to keep it alive has brought the people of Buam-dong closer together.

From BBC ● Sep. 18, 2026

Melyngar bore them swiftly through the fringe of trees lining Great Avren’s sloping banks.

From "The Book of Three" by Lloyd Alexander




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