main line
Example Sentences
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Rupireddy called Late Stage’s main line dozens of times, but he said no one answered.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 6, 2026
The depletion of mangrove forests along the shoreline - the coast’s main line of defence against erosion - is to blame.
From BBC ● Aug. 13, 2024
A message The Associated Press left on the city’s Law Department main line seeking comment Monday wasn’t immediately returned.
From Seattle Times ● May 27, 2024
The extensive corroborating evidence is just one way the prosecution is cutting off the defense’s main line of attack.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 2, 2024
As we trundled back down the main line, I was thinking about all that I had seen.
From "October Sky" by Homer Hickam
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