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The publication of my crime is not what floods me with anxiety: It’s the thumbnail, taken inside Orange County jail after I’d spent close to a month recovering from a collapsed lung in the hospital.

From Slate ● Aug. 6, 2026

The thumbnail shows a smiling teen holding oversized shopping bags.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 6, 2026

The devices created in Lozano's lab are about the size of a thumbnail.

From Science Daily ● Jun. 10, 2026

But if that thumbnail sketch makes “Lux” sound like homework, the songs themselves are immediate and visceral, and the singer’s impassioned delivery is an invitation to listen more closely.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 25, 2025

I bit my thumbnail and then I actually cried a little because I did not know what to do.

From "Red Kayak" by Priscilla Cummings

If you’ve spent even a short while scrolling through YouTube looking for investing content, you’ve seen them—video thumbnails with illustrated flames and maybe a downward pointing arrow warning about the end times.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 3, 2026

The literature prize was posthumously given to William Bean, a medical historian who tracked the rate of growth of one of his thumbnails over 35 years and published a number of studies on the subject.

From BBC ● Sep. 19, 2025

On some occasions, these “faceless” creators have openly boasted about their monetization strategies and how they use A.I. tools to generate thumbnails and titles and even automate their entire workflow.

From Slate ● Mar. 14, 2025

“There are certain things you can do with thumbnails to just get clicks, which we’re not interested in,” says Floris Bauer, co-founder and president of Gunpowder & Sky.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 11, 2023

Jody pulled a swollen tick out of Mutt’s neck and popped it dead between his thumbnails.

From "The Red Pony" by John Steinbeck