very thing
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They help soften each landing, which means the very thing that makes Ons recognizable is also what makes them so comfortable.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 3, 2026
There is something wonderfully unproductive about it, the kind of gathering where checking the time somehow becomes the very thing that makes you realize you’ve been there for another hour.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 11, 2026
The very thing that made their creative work possible – a large, mostly admiring audience – was also its biggest threat.
From Salon ● Aug. 30, 2026
Now, the 29-year-old comic is back, using the very thing that derailed him - humour - as his way of reclaiming the spotlight.
From BBC ● Apr. 10, 2026
Thomas remembered Alby telling him that very thing.
From "The Maze Runner" by James Dashner
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