needle
Example Sentences
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“It’s an exciting job threading the needle multiple times,” said Robert Navarro, project manager at NASA’s Armstrong Flight Research Center in Edwards, Calif., which is in charge of the critical third segment of the relay.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 9, 2026
After it was relisted in August, multiple open houses were held to try and showcase the property, however no amount of in-person viewings appear to have moved the needle.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 6, 2026
What the Bangladesh protesters succeeded in doing was moving the needle.
From BBC • Apr. 5, 2026
Demographers are skeptical that subsidies can move the needle much against forces like high education costs, job insecurity, delayed marriage, and shifting gender norms.
From Barron's • Mar. 30, 2026
She hated the needle they always stuck in her arm, to withdraw blood, and all the strangers in white coats moving her legs and giving her orders.
From "Earthquake Terror" by Peg Kehret
Vocabulary lists containing needle
Sewing Away
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I Survived the California Wildfires, 2018
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