thumb
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There’s no real rule of thumb for this, other than that it’s always best to keep your immediate cash needs liquid in a high-yield savings account or money-market account.
From MarketWatch • May 11, 2026
He explained that “I’ve spent the past decade making sure our party cannot ever again be perceived as having a thumb on the scale for one candidate.”
From Salon • May 5, 2026
The Booked Babes fall quiet as they thumb through their astrology booklets, reading about destiny, transfixed by the mesmerizing promise of inevitable fate.
From Los Angeles Times • May 4, 2026
A space rule of thumb holds that costs drop 90% when robots replace people.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 24, 2026
My thumb hovers over the send button, but I read it again, and I sound like a desperate idiot.
From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam
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