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[thing-king] / ˈθɪŋ kɪŋ /






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Current co-workers are off-limits because he doesn’t want applicants’ employers to know they are thinking of jumping ship.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

She said AeroWomen is getting the next generation "thinking 'I want to do this' and then seeing someone that does it, and then knowing that that's a thing that you possibly can do".

From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026

Give yourself 30 minutes of thinking on your own before hitting up Claude.

From Salon • Jun. 10, 2026

Because attention serves as the foundation for so many aspects of thinking, declines in focus may represent an important early warning sign of broader cognitive changes.

From Science Daily • Jun. 9, 2026

I need her to tell me that what I’m thinking isn’t really what I think I’m hearing.

From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold




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