the thing
Example Sentences
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“I think the thing that’s getting lost is I think they’ve dramatically advanced their capability when it comes to building a frontier market,” said Gerstner.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 12, 2026
"They have extraordinarily good engineers...so they will solve the problem, the thing is the schedule," he added.
From Barron's • Jun. 12, 2026
They had tons of it and the steel O'Neill instilled was the thing that got them over the line in the Premiership and the Scottish Cup.
From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026
His group’s focus fits with the thing that had let down Sophia.
From Slate • Jun. 3, 2026
But somewhere beyond lay the thing that had called to him from his first Den, pulling him on...
From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver
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