thread
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Parallel to Byrd’s stirring public advocacy is a crucial personal thread: her nurturing of Shelly, whose progressing dementia requires regular supervision.
From Salon • Jul. 10, 2026
Embroidered in wool thread, the tapestry tells its story in words and images, but its origins have remained shrouded in some mystery and much speculation.
From Barron's • Jul. 8, 2026
It is one of the greatest yet least visible feats of international cooperation—and a surprisingly thin thread on which much of the global economy depends.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jul. 5, 2026
The problem began when we unbundled, canceling our landline, which was like pulling the last thread that kept our lives from unraveling.
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 1, 2026
He held up a single spool of thread.
From "Rump: The (Fairly) True Story of Rumpelstilskin" by Liesl Shurtliff
Vocabulary lists containing thread
"The Song of Wandering Aengus" by W.B. Yeats
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Cormac McCarthy's "The Road"
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"Modern Automotive Technology," Vocabulary from Section 1
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