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[theem] / θim /




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“We have very good horror movies now, but the music is just a background, nobody thinks that the film needs a very special theme that remains in your head,” he said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 11, 2026

Tonight’s theme is “goodbye,” setting the stage for conversations that veer into the provocative and sentimental, moving beyond pleasantries and small talk.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 9, 2026

Inevitably, the game against Argentina emerged as a key theme at the squad discussion.

From BBC ● Nov. 9, 2026

Europe can offer investors who want to exploit the AI theme exposure to the picks-and-shovels hardware theme and a means of capturing productivity gains.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 9, 2026

The theme may be “No Place for Hate,” but if there was anybody in our school who didn’t recognize the symbol on our atrium before, they sure as anything recognize it now.

From "Linked" by Gordon Korman

It is said to explore themes such as success, failure, love, ageing and the pain of coming to terms with who you really are.

From BBC ● Nov. 7, 2026

Laura Miller makes the case that Edgar Allan Poe—whose work deliberately eschews many of the essential themes of American literature—is actually the most influential American writer of them all.

From Slate ● Nov. 6, 2026

In the “Ring,” Wagner employs a complex system of leitmotifs—short themes that identify characters, objects, places and ideas.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 6, 2026

One of the main themes of “Passing Strange” is how knowledge is awkwardly handed down from one generation to another.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 5, 2026

Autumn’s fashion sense tends to manifest in time-period themes, like seventies disco or nineties hip-hop.

From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer

TT Rockstars, which allows children to compete with their classmates for virtual coins and rock-star themed characters and outfits, is widely used by schools for maths homework.

From BBC ● Nov. 4, 2026

Plenty of people are brewing themed cocktails to celebrate Halloween, but too often these drinks wind up as tricks instead of treats.

From Slate ● Oct. 30, 2026

Theater operators have seen brisk sales of snacks, popcorn, and limited-edition movie themed merchandise.

From Barron's ● Oct. 26, 2026

The “Star Wars” themed telecast follows previous “Funday Football” installments that were themed to “Toy Story,” “The Simpsons,” and “Monsters, Inc.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 20, 2026

Apparently the evening’s ballet was bird themed, and there were dozens of these fragile tutus on hand.

From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood

Iwekrs is more interested in showing us the race against time, especially for a park that deviated from the light theming and simple rides of amusement parks of the era.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 22, 2026

After getting business interest approval - which lets an employee pursue other lines of work outside their job - she began "creating and theming party tents".

From BBC ● Sep. 25, 2024

Hobby Lobby, an Oklahoma-based chain of big-box craft stores, is famous for its Christian theming.

From Salon ● Feb. 4, 2023

An actual rainbow arched over the park’s thunder-shower-soaked parking lot as the sun set, prompting several attendees to joke that Disney had outdone itself with Pride theming this year.

From New York Times ● Jun. 10, 2022

Arment mentions that he’s updated the typography and spacing of the app, but probably the most exciting thing is the addition of a new theming system.

From The Verge ● Mar. 25, 2022


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