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The phrase "a third thing" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when referring to an additional item or concept in a discussion that already includes two other items or concepts.
Example: "We have two options on the table, but I think we should consider a third thing that might be beneficial."
Alternatives: "an additional option" or "a third option".
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A third thing is that you can't be sure if they're sending you, and themselves, up.
"If there was a third thing, I would do that, too".
We are a third thing, a distinct mode of transportation, requiring different practices and different rules.
Actually, this brings up a third thing to keep in mind.
It could even be a third thing that nobody has ever done before.
A third thing— it happily betrays a scholar's love for his subject.
Now we have a third thing which is N sub x equals M sub y at every point.
The wrestle with material isn't about subduing; it is about making a third thing that didn't exist before.
How to die is another thing; and how you were treated after your death is a third thing.
Then a third thing happens: you rush home, you find a quiet room and you play some Public Enemy.
Maybe fusion is not really East-meets-West at all but a third thing rising above the two.
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