thumb
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Is there a rule of thumb or a percentage of income at which entertainment spending starts to meaningfully impact long-term goals?
From MarketWatch • Mar. 27, 2026
In a statement released on Thursday, Galatasaray said Lang "suffered a serious cut to his right thumb".
From BBC • Mar. 19, 2026
But "never did we anticipate or expect them, I think, to be able to hold in their brains, which aren't much bigger than your thumb, information over thousands of square miles," he said.
From Barron's • Mar. 12, 2026
As a general rule of thumb: where eyeballs go, advertisers follow.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 10, 2026
He kept flicking at the spark-wheel, pressing so hard he could feel it cutting into his thumb.
From "Night Owls" by A.R. Vishny
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