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tine

[tahyn] / taɪn /
NOUN
point of fork
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The BBC approached the White House for comment on Lula's criticism of Trump but had not yet received a response at the tine of publishing.

From BBC • Sep. 17, 2025

Another tine on the French fork is the urban agriculture project to educate Parisian schoolchildren and their families about food — where it comes from and what it takes to bring it to their plates.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 24, 2024

Differences in the concentrations of an odorant sensed by each tine of a snake’s forked tongue help the snake home in on quarry it can’t see.

From Science Magazine • May 24, 2023

Russell made 11 of 12 field goals and 4 of 5 3-pointers to help the Timberwolves beat the Thunder for second tine in three nights.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 7, 2022

Each tine struck a different Sixer avatar in the chest while somehow arcing harmlessly around everyone else.

From "Ready Player One: A Novel" by Ernest Cline




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