thorn
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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
While the two countries are quick to talk up their friendship, North Korea's commitment to its nuclear programme has been a thorn in the relationship.
From Barron's ● Jun. 8, 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
Scrubby plants sprouted between the rows of stone benches, so it looked like a concert for thorn bushes.
From "Blood of Olympus" by Rick Riordan
Some have been more successful at that than others, and at times attorneys general on both sides of the aisle have been thorns in the side of the presidents they serve.
From Salon ● Aug. 18, 2026
You’re taking a promenade in a rose garden filled with thorns — forgive my “Bridgerton” evocation.
From MarketWatch ● Jan. 6, 2026
Farmers cursed the plant as it dug its thorns into the legs of horses and cowboys.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 17, 2025
Its poisonous thorns also injure livestock, leaving them too weak to roam for food, he added.
From Barron's ● Nov. 12, 2025
She felt thorns tear at the grain bag.
From "A Girl Named Disaster" by Nancy Farmer
Vocabulary lists containing thorn
Plants (Botany) - Introduction
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