through-line
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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The abdication of curatorial responsibility here might have been at least partially forgivable if the show were stuffed with so much engaging work that finding a unifying through-line proved nearly impossible.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 6, 2026
"You find your way in and the through-line, and it becomes easier to learn."
From BBC • Feb. 18, 2026
How do you see grief as a through-line in all your films?
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 31, 2025
So what stands out as the through-line of these different stories?
From Salon • Sep. 28, 2024
It can be hard to find a through-line among those enterprises, mainstream and independent, comedy and tragedy and horror.
From New York Times • Mar. 22, 2024
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