yarn
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This is still above all a lovely, soft yarn about crime-solving farm animals, some of them voiced by Regina Hall, Patrick Stewart, and the guy who plays Roy Kent on “Ted Lasso.”
From Salon • May 17, 2026
Relief is found in the moments of fellowship and natural splendor that are threaded into the story like strands of bright yarn.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 1, 2026
"I had a ball of yarn in my belt bag and cast on my first stitch as soon as I crossed the starting line," he said.
From BBC • Apr. 27, 2026
“Smoglandia” is a great California yarn, and one with the ending still unwritten.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 26, 2026
Baskets upon baskets of wool and yarn were stacked in perilous towers.
From "The Marvellers" by Dhonielle Clayton
Vocabulary lists containing yarn
The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle
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The Season of Styx Malone
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Stories of Ourselves
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