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lining

[lahy-ning] / ˈlaɪ nɪŋ /


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Riley still tried to find the silver lining.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 30, 2026

The one silver lining is that businesses aren’t firing many people, either: Layoffs are near a record low, and show no sign of rising.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 29, 2026

Players try to clear their screen of coloured blobs by lining them up and popping them, creating chain reactions called 'dairensa'.

From BBC ● Sep. 24, 2026

Some economists see a silver lining to the global surge in borrowing costs: the economy is strong enough to handle them.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 20, 2026

Its extremities were soggy wooden beams intertwined with metal shackles, the iron restraints lining its limbs like veins.

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




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