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line

[lahyn] / laɪn /


NOUN
cord, rope
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NOUN
written communication
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Dealers typically retain buyers by selling them one car in a line and then upgrading them to another model a few years later.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 4, 2026

The former set the tone with unflappable correctness while his partner was more aggressive, and quick to punish bowling which began to err in line as the partnership grew.

From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026

To calculate it yourself, start with a financial report line item called cash from operations, and then fully subtract capex.

From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026

Pam Bondi is out as attorney general, the latest in a line of high-profile Trump administration women to be sacked in recent weeks.

From Slate • Apr. 3, 2026

Mom’s silence on the other end of the line twists my stomach into knots.

From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith