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His once thick black hair has greyed and thinned, much like his trademark beard.

From Barron's ● Aug. 2, 2026

Stevens speaks energetically in a thick regional accent.

From Slate ● Jul. 30, 2026

“You need a thick skin,” he told one of them earlier this year after they complained about what they perceived as an unfair story.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 27, 2026

Pierre Pourquery said that people are wearing masks and some are struggling to breathe because of a "thick smoke haze" that has been blown across the city.

From BBC ● Jul. 27, 2026

They were horrendous —a thick mass of them on her head, a swarm trailing back like a comet’s tail as she flew through the air.

From "Woodsong" by Gary Paulsen

This can make the blood thicker and raise the risk of blood clots, strokes and heart attacks.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 31, 2026

Or are you craving something thicker and chewier?

From Salon ● Jul. 19, 2026

Billions of years ago, scientists believe it may have been warm, wet, and wrapped in a much thicker atmosphere, creating conditions that could have supported simple microbial life.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 9, 2026

“The crocodile had him by the thigh, and he would turn, and the size of this crocodile, I mean, his head was as long as my torso, his tail thicker than my legs,” Yetter said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 30, 2026

“They didn’t let me see him,” she said, her accent even thicker now.

From "Anger Is a Gift" by Mark Oshiro

There had been concerns over the spacecraft's heatshield, which protects the capsule from the extreme heating as it slams into the thickest part of the atmosphere.

From BBC ● Apr. 11, 2026

In his 30 years at Nike, Bignell has helped lead the development of some of the sneaker giant’s most cutting-edge running shoes, including the Vomero Premium, which features one of the market’s thickest, most-cushioned soles.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 10, 2026

The haze surrounding the planet appears to be the thickest ever detected on a world, making it extremely difficult to identify the chemical makeup of its atmosphere or trace its origins.

From Science Daily ● Mar. 18, 2026

It’s almost as if the Reds were intimidated even before the game began, as the Dodgers buried them in their thickest pregame brine.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2025

Beneath the surface is a magma chamber that is about forty-five miles across–roughly the same dimensions as the park–and about eight miles thick at its thickest point.

From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson