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He said the belemnite "stuck out like a sore thumb" compared with the countless others found in the region.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 20, 2026
A good rule of thumb is that the amount of protein you have for each meal should fit into the palm of your hand.
From BBC ● Oct. 15, 2026
Here’s a simple rule of thumb for assessing all these claims: None of them is true.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 6, 2026
That doesn’t require a thumb on the scale against appealing outcomes.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026
I turned over another, but I could dig my thumb into its soft spots.
From "Nory Ryan’s Song" by Patricia Reilly Giff
He walked out of a police station on Saturday afternoon, waving to the media and giving a thumbs up as he was driven away, an AFP photographer saw.
From Barron's ● Oct. 17, 2026
After each pitch, the host asks audience members to hold up their paddle, which has a green thumbs up and a red thumbs down to indicate whether they agree or disagree.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 30, 2026
A 10-second video of the press yelling at McConnell to speak or give a thumbs up — with seemingly zero response from the senator — has gone viral.
From Salon ● Sep. 17, 2026
Now she got her thumbs underneath the tape.
From Slate ● Sep. 17, 2026
Her nails are painted green today, with black stars on her thumbs.
From "Starfish" by Akemi Dawn Bowman
Valerie’s career is a long curtsy to declining standards and compromises; her 2014 journey thumbed its nose at the town’s prestige-chasing.
From Salon ● Mar. 26, 2026
In October, I thumbed through snapshots my mother had stashed in albums, envelopes and shoeboxes.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 4, 2025
As they thumbed through the vinyl records, one of the preteens said, “Dad, what’s that?”
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 28, 2025
McCartney was surrounded by an assortment of espionage books that event workers thumbed through during less bustling moments.
From New York Times ● Jun. 18, 2024
“I’m not sure the idea of adventure is even Christian,” Dill said as he thumbed through the book.
From "The Serpent King" by Jeff Zentner
The speed of that reversal makes it tempting to see the latest ruling as a district judge thumbing her nose at the high court.
From Slate ● Aug. 31, 2026
If you are thumbing through the brochure/paperwork, it will be there in black and white.
From MarketWatch ● Mar. 24, 2026
Christina Ramberg and Martha Edelheit upend notions of sexiness in their paintings, thumbing their noses at the “male gaze.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 24, 2025
He points out that engineers are no different from the rest of us when it comes to thumbing through a manual.
From BBC ● Aug. 7, 2024
From the makeshift bandolier, she removed a small can of hair spray, thumbing off the top.
From "Beauty Queens" by Libba Bray
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