| Kenneth G. Wilson (1923–). The Columbia Guide to Standard American English. 1993. |
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| This Standard noun, besides its literal senses (the thrust of a jet engine), has shown a much-increased use in figurative senses (the thrust of his argument), to which many conservatives object because they are jargon, because they are overused, or because sexual inferences may be drawn from them. Nonetheless, thrust is Standard in these figurative uses. | 1 |
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| | | The Columbia Guide to Standard American English. Copyright © 1993 Columbia University Press. |
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