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"In Spain, they really appreciate my IQ and quality because at Barca, if you're not technical, if you're not smart, you're going to stand out like a sore thumb."
From BBC ● Oct. 2, 2026
Linebacker Nate Landman sustained shoulder and thumb injuries, but McVay said he is expected to play against the Giants.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 14, 2026
Thom Bettridge, an editor and writer in New York, has a rule of thumb: he only buys gifts that are smaller than a breadbox, to minimize the space that they take up in hosts’ homes.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 14, 2026
When it comes to shopping for accounts, however, there are good rules of thumb.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 14, 2026
He plucks out a blade of grass with his free hand and spins it between the pads of his thumb and index finger.
From "Keeping Pace" by Laurie Morrison
Now she got her thumbs underneath the tape.
From Slate ● Sep. 17, 2026
Hispanics gave them the thumbs down, 69% to 31%.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026
As he walked in to court, he refused to answer questions but gave a thumbs up and said: "Wish me luck guys. See you soon, hopefully."
From BBC ● Aug. 6, 2026
How have they built entire cities and extensive infrastructure with no thumbs?
From Salon ● Jun. 6, 2026
She carries a sleek black folder of papers and a cell phone in her hand, clicking away with her thumbs.
From "How It Went Down" by Kekla Magoon
He has largely thumbed his nose at them over the Epstein files.
From Salon ● Mar. 29, 2026
In October, I thumbed through snapshots my mother had stashed in albums, envelopes and shoeboxes.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 4, 2025
Guests thumbed through the order of service, which one Muslim guest in the pews said was “very helpful” for navigating the Christian ceremony.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 3, 2024
Critics thumbed thesauruses for hyperboles to rhapsodize about her pyrotechnics.
From New York Times ● Jan. 30, 2024
Ignoring the sarcasm in his lifelong friend’s voice, Amarante thumbed back the hammer, took careful aim . . . and blew the second bottle into just as spectacular smithereens.
From "The Milagro Beanfield War" by John Nichols
The speed of that reversal makes it tempting to see the latest ruling as a district judge thumbing her nose at the high court.
From Slate ● Aug. 31, 2026
If you are thumbing through the brochure/paperwork, it will be there in black and white.
From MarketWatch ● Mar. 24, 2026
And arm yourself with simple pantry staples that you can graze on lazily, ideally while peeling a clementine and thumbing a paperback.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 8, 2026
Just after thumbing through a copy, he immediately tries to shred the entire document.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 16, 2025
He began thumbing through a few of the titles: Isidore of Seville, an illuminated copy of The Rule of Saint Benedict, Saint Augustine’s Confessions.
From "The Inquisitor's Tale" by Adam Gidwitz
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