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[thing] / θɪŋ /






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"The government must ensure that there is no repeat of this sort of thing."

From BBC • Jun. 26, 2026

I will hope to have it all memorized by then instead of reading off my smartphone — the thing is hard!

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 25, 2026

A marquee hyperscaler choosing a brand-new server CPU is no small thing.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 25, 2026

For me, as I scrolled through them at night, as I thought about why I was so drawn to them, I realized: I am moved because they prove the thing I love is actually there.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 25, 2026

That’s one thing about my BFF: if she’s with you, she’s with you all the way.

From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold




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