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Free sign upThe phrase "a thing in a" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used in various contexts to describe an object or concept that exists within another object or concept.
Example: "She found a thing in a box that she had never seen before."
Alternatives: "an item within a" or "a object inside a".
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Can anyone legitimately say there is such a thing in a society as heterogeneous as ours?
Because Breyer would never have permitted such a thing in a hundred million years.
"And then there was a thing in a Spanish paper saying, 'Kill the American Architect.' That was scary.
Who would imagine such a thing in a city that remains the fifth largest port in the world?
(Can you imagine such a thing in a developed economy?) So Chinese steel statistics must be approached with caution.
(Joyce, a fairly consistent denier, himself suggested maybe climate change was a thing in a recent profile).
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Imagining such a thing in an icy world is part of the magic of a winter garden.
Pick one up, though, and it becomes a thing in itself, an object to be treasured.
Many of these theorists regard block as a thing in itself, a mental condition that one can be stricken with.
Thus a black hole is not a "thing" in spacetime; it is instead a feature of spacetime itself.
The cranking up of the machine is a thing in itself, without a moral component.
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Since I tried Ludwig back in 2017, I have been constantly using it in both editing and translation. Ever since, I suggest it to my translators at ProSciEditing.
Justyna Jupowicz-Kozak
CEO of Professional Science Editing for Scientists @ prosciediting.com