thread
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There is one intriguing thread that leads to a largely invisible Fellowship leader said to be influential with Michigan Republicans and, allegedly, unnamed Democrats.
From Salon • Jun. 9, 2026
"I was not able to read small letters, I was not able to thread in a needle... now I can, to do all those things," she said.
From Barron's • May 27, 2026
"Caring has really been a thread through my life from very, very young," she says.
From BBC • May 24, 2026
Aaron Peskin, who at the time served on San Francisco’s Board of Supervisors, said that while there are a variety of factors contributing to the vacancy issue, impractical property owners were the most common thread.
From Los Angeles Times • May 21, 2026
“It rather puts me in mind of Dr. Westminster and his dancing chickens,” Penelope thought as she snipped a loose thread with her teeth.
From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood
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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