thread
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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
One fascinating thread follows energy-fertilizer-food transmission chains throughout history, concluding that what people thought was a financial shock in 2008 was also linked to energy and fertilizer.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026
"I was not able to read small letters, I was not able to thread in a needle... now I can, to do all those things," she said.
From Barron's • May 27, 2026
References to past selves and ghosts are a thread in many of her novels.
From BBC • May 22, 2026
Her voice trailed off as she ran her fingers over the thread.
From "The Marvellers" by Dhonielle Clayton
Vocabulary lists containing thread
"The Song of Wandering Aengus" by W.B. Yeats
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Cormac McCarthy's "The Road"
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"Modern Automotive Technology," Vocabulary from Section 1
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