seam
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Having Deborah decide to prolong her life with chemo because she could not resist mining this final seam of comedic gold was a coup de grace.
From Los Angeles Times • May 29, 2026
A purple light shines in the darkness like a seam across the void, a faint glow that promises dawn.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 2026
It first operated in 1894 and was used to raise and lower workers, equipment and coal from the surface to the seam below.
From BBC • May 12, 2026
The senses offer a rich seam of research and philosophers, neuroscientists and psychologists work together at the Centre for the Study of the Senses at the University of London’s School of Advanced Study.
From Science Daily • Feb. 9, 2026
The way it works is, you shove cotton into the seam between the plank and the keel with a caulking iron, which is like a dull chisel with a wide blade.
From "The Young Man and the Sea" by Rodman Philbrick
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