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thinking

[thing-king] / ˈθɪŋ kɪŋ /






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Current co-workers are off-limits because he doesn’t want applicants’ employers to know they are thinking of jumping ship.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

The conditions were so bad that Thrall and Chmielewski both recorded farewell messages for their loved ones, thinking they may not make it back alive.

From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026

Give yourself 30 minutes of thinking on your own before hitting up Claude.

From Salon • Jun. 10, 2026

She adds, “Really, it’s whatever the story requires, which is such a new way of thinking about projects.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026

The young man, the priest, and the barber had never stopped thinking of ways to make their friend go back to a normal life at home.

From "Adventures of Don Quixote" by Argentina Palacios




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