a line
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I don’t blame him for wanting to draw a line in the sand.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 9, 2026
"Adding one dimension to a line gives you a plane. You can think of it as putting many lines together to form a 'sheet.'"
From Science Daily ● Nov. 8, 2026
“There were moments where we'd go seven points up and there'd be a sloppy knock-on or we'd look for the pass from a line break rather than take the tackle,” said Tandy.
From BBC ● Nov. 8, 2026
They usually have a line and a wait too, but this day there wasn’t and the breakfast buffet was really popping off.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 6, 2026
A woman in a suit with shoulder pads like a linebacker’s, a young man in a line cook’s apron, and a man in a fedora and long trench coat were racing toward him.
From "Night Owls" by A.R. Vishny
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