The phrase "a long thread of" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe a continuous or ongoing series of events, ideas, or discussions that are interconnected.
Example: "The novel explores a long thread of family history that spans several generations."
Alternatives: "an extended series of" or "a continuous line of".
A long thread of saliva dripped from his chin before he wiped it away.
Here at The Book Bench, Ligaya Mishan led a long thread of discussions about Roberto Bolaño's novel "2666".
Ms. Braslow described "a collective groan" among her colleagues, which played out in a long thread of e-mails under the subject line, "M.T.A. Hates Us".
"Somehow, in one seamlessly flowing hour, this is all woven together in a long thread of a story in which each element is clearly visible," Jennifer Dunning wrote in The New York Times.
Jonathan Dewald, a distinguished historian of early modern France who studied with him in the late 1960s and early 70s, wrote as news of his death was shared in a long thread of many emails, "Probably all of us from those years got a more free-range education than was typical before or since.
And sure, in some cases, firing off a quick email makes sense: when you're in the middle of a long thread of communication with a close colleague, when you're just firing off a document to your boss, and the like.
It's part of a long thread in our work about making things happen from unpromising, crude beginnings.
Cc Betty routes, parses, and organizes email conversations in a simple at-a-glance dashboard so you never have to scour your inbox to find the bits and pieces of a long thread.
Founded in 2008 by Michael Cerda, Cc Betty is a service that routes, parses, and organizes email conversations in a simple at-a-glance dashboard so you never have to scour your inbox to find the bits and pieces of a long thread.
Founded in 2008 by Michael Cerda, Cc Betty began as a web application that routes, parses, and organizes email conversations in a simple at-a-glance dashboard so you never have to scour your inbox to find the bits and pieces of a long thread.
Prior to deleting his tweets, Stamos posted a long thread that explained the nitty gritty of the situation, which is that around the time of the quiz, the Facebook API allowed developers to see a much wider swath of the data that's available now.
