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[theem] / θim /




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To be sure, while copper’s record run seems part of a theme alongside gold and bitcoin’s advances, it isn’t just about monetary anxiety, White noted.

From MarketWatch Aug. 27, 2026

When offered the chance to photograph Dolly at the theme park for The Wall Street Journal, I leapt at the chance.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 27, 2026

If you somehow missed that star turn — her first — don’t worry; she sings the theme song.

From Salon Aug. 27, 2026

In the book, Kusama explained her concept of "self-obliteration" -- a recurrent theme throughout her career.

From Barron's Aug. 27, 2026

Géricault used the full range of painter’s tools—color, composition, mood, and lighting—to convey his theme of man’s struggle against nature.

From "The Annotated Mona Lisa" by Carol Strickland and John Boswell

Power and politics are the dominant themes in all of them, and in this work, Mr. Harris expertly depicts the political and military maneuvers employed by Caesar and Agrippa.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 28, 2026

A devastating pandemic, environmental destruction and a depleted society reduced to anarchy are the themes at play in Sir Ridley Scott's latest film The Dog Stars.

From BBC Aug. 27, 2026

The themes of the other two have yet to be disclosed.

From Barron's Aug. 24, 2026

But the further I traveled with the crew at the heart of “It Ends,” the more blown away I was by the deceptively, ahem, straightforward themes Ullom chips away at.

From Salon Aug. 24, 2026

In the Philippines, jeepneys are old military jeeps covered with trinkets or decked out in different themes.

From "The House That Lou Built" by Mae Respicio

Among them was the academy’s annual summer party, themed after 18th-century Georgian pleasure gardens — Britain’s oil-lamp-lit outdoor venues where aristocrats, the newly rich and everyday revelers gathered to see, be seen and behave badly.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 11, 2026

In May, the group sang songs and performed anti-AI themed street theater outside of the Oakland federal courthouse during the high-profile Musk-Altman trial.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 12, 2026

The prize: A red Coca-Cola themed scarf or baseball cap.

From Barron's Jun. 27, 2026

These might include karaoke nights, themed bingo happy hours, and raves, often thrown with well-respected collectives.

From Slate Jun. 25, 2026

Where most kids want themed birthday parties at chain restaurants, Bren always wants Abuela’s legendary arroz con polio and La Cocina’s famous homemade mint juice.

From "The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora" by Pablo Cartaya

“That is a slippery slope of theming that can go wrong really fast,” she adds.

From Los Angeles Times Feb. 4, 2026

"We have moved away from original plans in terms of the décor in the venue and are theming it more on classic movie horror characters," he told BBC Radio 4's Women's Hour programme.

From BBC Jul. 10, 2023

Hobby Lobby, an Oklahoma-based chain of big-box craft stores, is famous for its Christian theming.

From Salon Feb. 4, 2023

An actual rainbow arched over the park’s thunder-shower-soaked parking lot as the sun set, prompting several attendees to joke that Disney had outdone itself with Pride theming this year.

From New York Times Jun. 10, 2022

So far, the dynamic color theming has been available mostly on Pixels, though Samsung and Xiaomi have recently introduced theming options as well.

From The Verge Feb. 10, 2022




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