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When you’re looking at a thread of social media bots sharing the same five replies to AI-generated slapfights between anthropomorphic fruits, it can be hard to remember the internet used to be a lively place.
From Salon ● Aug. 23, 2026
"The harvest is hanging by a thread," he told AFP from his vineyard in the village of Spay, looking out over the Rhine and hills scorched a deep brown by the heat.
From Barron's ● Aug. 16, 2026
In one in January, Tired_Thumb weighed in on a thread about a local news article that identified Ross as the agent who had killed Good two days before.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 4, 2026
The weathered thread compartment holds two toy horses with armed riders in red coats.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 28, 2026
As he yanked on it the thread pulled up a tassel, which topped a funny little red hat.
From "Half Upon a Time" by James Riley
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Burned buyers have swarmed Reddit threads and Facebook groups to vent and seek advice.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 11, 2026
Epner cited other themes, including healthcare in America, as potential narrative threads that could sway a jury in Mangione's favour.
From BBC ● Aug. 11, 2026
The results introduce a new way to "match the threads" between light and matter.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 28, 2026
Elon Green weaves the mystery’s disparate threads into a single, unforgettable narrative.
From Slate ● Jul. 7, 2026
There were threads everywhere, clogging up the bubble.
From Anya and the Nightingale by Sofiya Pasternack
The first was a low-velocity ground ball threaded up the middle to drive in a run.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 11, 2026
Researchers have now shown that specially shaped light can act as a similar type of threaded probe, interacting differently with molecules depending on their handedness.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 28, 2026
Absorbed students carefully threaded wires into junction boxes to make circuits connected to lights, bulbs flickering on one by one to signal a job well done.
From Barron's ● Jul. 8, 2026
The vehicle was a phrase Beijing threaded through its accounts of the meeting: a “constructive strategic partnership.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 19, 2026
She’s got tan skin, short black hair threaded with silver, and bright pink lipstick.
From "The Wrong Way Home" by Kate O’Shaughnessy
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Far from simply pressing a button, film projectionists must actively guide a screening, threading and splicing reels and closely monitoring for mechanical issues.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 17, 2026
Olise's central positioning has also benefited Mbappe, with the Bayern Munich assist king France's most proficient player at threading through balls between defenders.
From BBC ● Jun. 30, 2026
The results showed that magnetic fields threading through the surrounding gas can help draw protostars closer together.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 5, 2026
Schools are generally steering away from partisan speakers but threading the needle is tough, said Robert Shibley, a lawyer at the Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 9, 2026
“It’s not even about Hudson, really,” he says, threading our fingers.
From "What If It's Us" by Becky Albertalli and Adam Silvera
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"The Song of Wandering Aengus" by W.B. Yeats
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