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Discover LudwigThe phrase "a major thread" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to refer to a significant theme or topic that runs throughout a discussion, narrative, or piece of writing.
Example: "In this novel, a major thread is the struggle for identity in a changing world."
Alternatives: "a key theme" or "a central motif".
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The question of readiness has been a major thread running through the Clinton-Obama race.
Self-invention is a major thread in this biography of the witty, passionate liberal columnist, who died in 2007.
Italian has been a major thread through the first three restaurants, because I personally love the cuisine.
"The pursuit of wealth for its own sake -- that is a major thread of our modern consciousness," Mr. Lightman said.
All the books present three linked novellas that set up, wander away from and return to a major thread.
Music has always been a major thread in my life.
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The third major thread was an international focus - MIT itself, certainly, but particularly special was a summer spent in Professor Henri Kagan's laboratory at the Universite Paris-Sud, Orsay.
And a major plot thread at the 7-Eleven involving Sudafed and methamphetamines falls flat, bringing "Rangoon" to an improbable, unresonant close.
A major, consistent thread of his art is the comings and goings of his daily life, as in a painting called "Daddy's Home".
Most notably, he's used it to confront homophobia among black Americans: Lucious's open disdain for his son Jamal is a major plot thread.
Mr. Jay then pounced on the comment, seeking to connect it to the major thread of his questioning from Wednesday in which he attempted to show that Mr. Murdoch's papers could use newspapers to influence political elections.
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