thorn
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The RMD percentage also grows as you age, so the amount you are forced to take out will go up over time, and it may become a tax thorn in your side.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 15, 2026
They eventually suspected that Masaya had a persistent abscess, possibly caused by an old injury from a thorn.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 8, 2026
Agoura’s versatile George Hastings will try to be a thorn for Westlake on offense and defense.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 26, 2026
For many years, the teapots were a thorn in Beijing’s side as the central government sought to focus the nation’s refining sector under two state-owned giants, Sinopec and China National Petroleum.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 2, 2026
To go inside, we must ride between two trees, an oak and a thorn, and then straight into what appears to be the stone wall of an abandoned folly.
From "The Cruel Prince" by Holly Black
To this day I can’t shake a three-sentence description of birds driven onto cholla thorns by the winds of a thunderstorm.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026
“By Design” cleverly drapes its thematic thorns in ornate production design and costuming, making its emotional impact all the more deceptive.
From Salon ● Feb. 18, 2026
You’re taking a promenade in a rose garden filled with thorns — forgive my “Bridgerton” evocation.
From MarketWatch ● Jan. 6, 2026
Its poisonous thorns also injure livestock, leaving them too weak to roam for food, he added.
From Barron's ● Nov. 12, 2025
One was too sensitive, too raw, there were thorns and pin-pricks in so many words that in reality fell lightly on the air.
From "Rebecca" by Daphne du Maurier
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Plants (Botany) - Introduction
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