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
What it cannot buy is the thing it is reaching for: genuine belonging—millions choosing to gather around something larger than themselves.
From Slate • Jun. 11, 2026
"That whole episode is weirdly the thing that makes me proudest," McCall told Rugby Union Weekly.
From BBC • Jun. 4, 2026
Like a picture of a house he once knew, and not the thing itself.
From "Boy 2.0" by Tracey Baptiste
