threads

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Like Pinna nobilis, the pen shell produces byssus threads that help it attach to surfaces.

From Science Daily • Jun. 12, 2026

The trio — who met on X through Rocket Lab discussion threads — made risky bets on a company whose success once seemed just about impossible.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 10, 2026

Early dabbawalas transported lunchboxes on bicycles and marked them with coloured threads so they could be sorted and returned accurately.

From BBC • May 29, 2026

Trying to weave together an impossible number of threads means some moments stick out sloppily, like a character’s reveal of a magically healed wound we never knew they had.

From Los Angeles Times • May 21, 2026

The thorns catch on the dashiki around my neck, ripping threads of fabric off it.

From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer