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thanks

British  
/ θæŋks /

plural noun

  1. an expression of appreciation or gratitude or an acknowledgment of services or favours given

  2. because of

    thanks to him we lost the match
"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

interjection

  1. informal an exclamation expressing acknowledgment, gratitude, or appreciation

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Bigger profit expectations for the energy industry, thanks to the spike in oil prices, have also helped pad that estimated figure.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 5, 2026

Musk used to talk like he was God’s gift to the environment simply because he acquired the electric vehicle company Tesla, a company now in crisis thanks to his terrible image.

From Salon • Apr. 4, 2026

Living artists like Takashi Murakami and Kaws have embraced Haring’s concentration on just a few repeated figures, and found popular success in doing so thanks to collaborations with Louis Vuitton, the North Face and others.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

Australia's programme was also well-funded thanks to a short-term levy that was placed on taxpayers, he noted.

From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026

Now, thanks to that idiot Gogolev, his luck had changed.

From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood

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