thread
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One common thread in all five contributions is the impulse to make America the land of opportunity that it has aspired to be since its founding.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 4, 2026
It wasn’t long before he lost the thread of his inspiration.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 3, 2026
Music was a common thread in all of our lives.
From Salon • May 29, 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
In his hand was a bouquet: baby’s breath and a stalk or two of lily of the valley, tastefully tied up in thread.
From "Secrets at Sea" by Richard Peck
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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