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thread

[thred] / θrɛd /




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There is one intriguing thread that leads to a largely invisible Fellowship leader said to be influential with Michigan Republicans and, allegedly, unnamed Democrats.

From Salon • Jun. 9, 2026

Unresolved trauma involving parents and their children was the common thread among many of this year’s films at LALIFF.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 2, 2026

Austin has long attempted to thread the needle on development with neighborhood and environmental preservation.

From Barron's • May 31, 2026

“It’s not just one thread to get out of this labyrinth, this Epstein network,” Beccuau said on French television Sunday.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 17, 2026

Doctors do not know that each thread is a bundle of microscopic neurons.

From "Phineas Gage" by John Fleischman




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