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[thing] / θɪŋ /






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Perhaps, just like in the food chain, there will be another bigger predator that takes over the city, a secret third thing that turns this generic Roblox neighborhood into something even more unrecognizable.

From Slate Sep. 6, 2026

“The market drove the price,” Walter told The Times after the sale closed, calling the investment “a multigenerational thing my daughter’s granddaughters will own.”

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 5, 2026

These two men have one unlikely thing in common.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 5, 2026

"There's no such thing as can't. If you put your mind to it, you can do it."

From BBC Sep. 5, 2026

But the worst thing I did came after all that.

From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold




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