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[thred] / θrɛd /




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The common historical thread is that some amazing new technology attracts lots of capital.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 20, 2026

"That's maybe a common thread of these films, is that they're not just holding wealth for themselves, but also their products don't seem to be very good for society," Tyree said.

From Barron's ● Oct. 18, 2026

In that sentence, Matos subtly revealed a key thread to his managerial approach and one that came up time and time again throughout our conversation.

From BBC ● Oct. 17, 2026

Breaking through Holmes’ tight circle of dubious companions, Fielder pulls at every thread he can, attempting to unravel a greater truth from life’s gnarled yarn.

From Salon ● Oct. 17, 2026

There was Opal, Queen Opal, wearing a golden crown on her head and a gown embroidered with gold thread.

From "Rump: The (Fairly) True Story of Rumpelstilskin" by Liesl Shurtliff

Chatbots also "put the wrong words in the mouths of candidates, officials, and observers hundreds of times" and frequently cited "poor quality" sources, such as Reddit threads, Forum AI said.

From Barron's ● Nov. 1, 2026

Pulling on threads from psychology, sociology, neuroscience, and systems theory, Frade's thinking rejected the common belief that technical, tactical, physical and psychological parts of football should be treated as separate things.

From BBC ● Oct. 29, 2026

The firm says screenshots of text threads have been used as evidence.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 27, 2026

They began advertising the product by posting links in Reddit threads and buying ads on Instagram.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 13, 2026

The look of it reminded Ella of a jewelry box she'd spotted on Gran's dresser with writhing filigree, twisted threads of gold on its lid.

From "The Marvellers" by Dhonielle Clayton

So, on Sept. 25, 1974, Jobe took a tendon from John’s right arm, threaded it through holes he had drilled in John’s left elbow and hoped it all would work.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 16, 2026

The ’90s-era nihilism that threaded so many of Araki’s films has taken a hard slant toward technological despondency.

From Salon ● Jul. 31, 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

She threaded her fingers through the tail of her long braid.

From "Out of Darkness" by Ashley Hope Pérez

Planets and stars generate their own fields, but gaps in our understanding emerge when we attempt to explain the much larger scale magnetic fields threading galaxies and clusters, and possibly even cosmic voids.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 4, 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

They’re the rare organization that is forward-thinking and fastidious enough, as general manager Les Snead said, to be “always threading the needle,” focused on the future in a few minutes and in a few years.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 3, 2026

In the current crisis, “he is really threading this needle,” Phelps said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 29, 2026

The Wood was dark and silent, the moonlight threading its way down between naked branches to shed long dark shadows along the ground.

From "Ash" by Malinda Lo


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