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knit

[nit] / nɪt /


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“It used to be a very close knit group of film critics, and now it’s kind of expanded because people have more of a voice on the internet.”

From Salon Sep. 9, 2026

His father was killed at the bitter end of the war, fighting for Marshal Tito, the leader who managed to knit together the multi-ethnic state of Yugoslavia and suppress simmering enmities.

From Barron's Aug. 27, 2026

As Weber explains, "they send the newly formed nuclei of their daughter cells gliding across long distances to repopulate the damaged area of the brain and knit the astrocyte network back together."

From Science Daily Aug. 12, 2026

As we’re talking to Ogwumike, Sania Feagin slips by in a multicolored knit beanie, smile unmissable, holding a bouquet of Mother’s Day flowers from one of the league’s social media managers.

From Los Angeles Times May 13, 2026

Nana used to knit it into her quilts all the time.

From "Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky" by Kwame Mbalia

In keeping with the tradition of Yuletide pullovers, Yiayia knits a bright-red Christmas sweater adorned with tassels and bells for her grandson’s dog.

From The Wall Street Journal Dec. 4, 2025

These knits have become synonymous with the holiday season.

From Slate Dec. 12, 2024

From Sunday football to the Olympic Games, collectively watching and sharing these stories knits us together.

From Los Angeles Times May 31, 2024

Stone knits puppets and vaudeville acts, songs and somersaults, as well as melds two groups of people who might not have shared a lunch table in high school — the jocks and the theater geeks.

From Seattle Times May 28, 2024

He folds his right arm around my shoulders and knits my fingers through his.

From "Internment" by Samira Ahmed

In one demonstration, the team created a multistable knitted shell that switches an LED on and off as the textile moves between its stable states.

From Science Daily Sep. 4, 2026

And in Seehorn he found someone who, with a mere sidelong glance or knitted brow, can let you in on Gilligan’s secrets.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 6, 2026

On Saturday, Van der Bij posted a picture on social media of the couple holding hands over a blanket and knitted hat.

From BBC Jun. 30, 2026

Morgan research report External link highlighted how hardware and software can be knitted together to constructing an electrical network that will meet future demands and reduce vulnerabilities.

From Barron's Jun. 10, 2026

Bailey turns to find Caroline standing in the doorway in her nightgown, her hair piled on her head in a spiky mess of pin curls and a knitted blanket pulled around her shoulders.

From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern

Importantly, the machines used by Mahadevan and her colleagues are similar to the industrial knitting equipment already found in garment factories.

From Science Daily Sep. 4, 2026

“These nebulous and overtly conjectural allegations do not come close to knitting Ganieva, Harris, and Rubenstein together in any solid or coherent way in concerted acts towards a common end,” the judge wrote.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 29, 2026

Apple under Tim Cook’s leadership has illustrated the virtues of sticking to one’s knitting.

From MarketWatch Aug. 2, 2026

With spinning, weaving, dyeing and knitting facilities -- the Glo-Djigbe site exported its first garments in 2024 for the French retailer Kiabi, followed by other international brands such as US Polo.

From Barron's Jul. 10, 2026

She held out her knitting as if to show me.

From "Rump: The (Fairly) True Story of Rumpelstilskin" by Liesl Shurtliff




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