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line

[lahyn] / laɪn /


NOUN
cord, rope
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NOUN
written communication
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“We ask them to hold the line in final negotiations.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026

Though rated investment-grade, its bonds trade more in line with the highest tier of speculative-grade debt.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026

When physicists say that space-time “exists,” they are often working within a framework that has quietly blurred the line between existence and occurrence.

From Science Daily • Jun. 8, 2026

Bath's forward grunt got them over the line against Tigers, with prop Thomas du Toit scoring a hat-trick.

From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026

Dr. Crowchild shifts straight in her chair across from me, her mouth a firm, pinched line.

From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam




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