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Mr. Wade the folklorist provides thumbnail biographies for each of his subjects, several informed by in-person interviews, while Mr. Wade the musician breaks down the idiosyncrasies and innovations of their techniques and lyrics.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 4, 2026
The publication of my crime is not what floods me with anxiety: It’s the thumbnail, taken inside Orange County jail after I’d spent close to a month recovering from a collapsed lung in the hospital.
From Slate ● Aug. 6, 2026
The thumbnail shows a smiling teen holding oversized shopping bags.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 6, 2026
The devices created in Lozano's lab are about the size of a thumbnail.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 10, 2026
Each doll was about as big as my thumbnail, with cardboard limbs wrapped in colorful thread made to look like clothes.
From "The First Rule of Punk" by Celia C. Pérez
One can see the TV Guide thumbnails: Woody and Matthew forget to buy Valentine’s Day gifts for their wives.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 23, 2026
“With YouTube, a medium with a screen, you have thumbnails, other options competing for your attention and encouraging you to click away,” Martin said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 17, 2025
The world's most-subscribed YouTuber, real name Jimmy Donaldson, released the tool last week and said his intention had been "to help smaller creators make better thumbnails".
From BBC ● Jun. 27, 2025
On some occasions, these “faceless” creators have openly boasted about their monetization strategies and how they use A.I. tools to generate thumbnails and titles and even automate their entire workflow.
From Slate ● Mar. 14, 2025
Both thumbnails are chewed, but he has clean, strong fingers.
From "You Bring the Distant Near" by Mitali Perkins
