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1968 studio album by Jethro Tull
This Was is the debut studio album by the British rock band Jethro Tull, released in October 1968. Recorded at a cost of £1200, it is the only Jethro Tull
This_Was
1989 single by Paul McCartney
since the ’60s." The song reached number 76 on the Eurochart Hot 100. This song was released as a 7-inch single, a 12-inch maxi-single in three versions
This_One
1940 speech by Winston Churchill
"This was their finest hour" was a speech delivered by Winston Churchill to the House of Commons of the United Kingdom on 18 June 1940, just over a month
This_was_their_finest_hour
American band
various film festivals, including the Spike & Mike festival. Around this time, the Was Brothers developed separate careers as producers, film scorers, and
Was_(Not_Was)
Internet hoax
site was a hoax as part of a guerrilla marketing campaign. According to the story on the Ever Dream This Man? website, the first image of This Man was sketched
This_Man
Topics referred to by the same term
Look up was in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Was or WAS may refer to: Was, a past-tense form of the English copular verb to be David Was (born c. 1952)
Was
Common marking and a meme from World War II
made his presence felt". If this is the case, then "Foo was here" predates the American version of World War II, "Kilroy was here", by about 25 years.[dubious
Kilroy_was_here
1970 studio album by John Denver
Was This is the third studio album by American singer-songwriter John Denver, consisting mainly of cover songs. It was released in October 1970. This
Whose_Garden_Was_This
American rock band
What Is This (known prior to 1980 as Anthym) was an American rock band that originated in Fairfax High School in Los Angeles, California. Formed by guitarist
What_Is_This?
2018 single by Riley Green
"There Was This Girl" is the debut single by American country music singer Riley Green. It was released as a promotional single in June 2018 and sent
There_Was_This_Girl
1948 film
This Was a Woman is a 1948 British crime film directed by Tim Whelan and starring Sonia Dresdel, Walter Fitzgerald and Emrys Jones. It was written by Val
This_Was_a_Woman
This Was a Man is a play in three acts by Noël Coward. It satirizes the adulterous affairs of English high society. Its main characters are Edward Churt
This_Was_a_Man
1975 song
"I Was Born This Way" is a disco song written by Chris Spierer and Bunny Jones. The song was first recorded by Valentino in 1975, then by Carl Bean in
I_Was_Born_This_Way
Topics referred to by the same term
That Was Then This Is Now may refer to: That Was Then, This Is Now (Tha Dogg Pound album), 2009 That Was Then, This Is Now (Josh Wilson album), 2015 That
That_Was_Then_This_Is_Now
2014 promotional single by Michael Jackson
in 2010. In 2014, the track was reworked yet again, this time by producer Timbaland. The Timbaland version of the track was ultimately included on Jackson's
Chicago (Michael Jackson song)
Chicago_(Michael_Jackson_song)
2014 film by Shawn Levy
This Is Where I Leave You is a 2014 American comedy drama film directed by Shawn Levy, and starring Jason Bateman, Tina Fey, Adam Driver, Rose Byrne, Corey
This_Is_Where_I_Leave_You
American author (born 1963)
and Tom Lake (2023). The Dutch House was a finalist for the 2020 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction. Ann Patchett was born on December 2, 1963, in Los Angeles
Ann_Patchett
1999 film by Harold Ramis
Vitti Analyze This was co-produced and co-financed by the American Warner Bros. Pictures and the Australian Roadshow Entertainment. Analyze This opened in
Analyze_This
1953 film by Luis Buñuel
Él, (also stylized El and EL, and released in the US[citation needed] as This Strange Passion) is a 1953 Mexican film by Luis Buñuel based upon the novel
Él_(film)
American comedian and podcaster (born 1980)
podcaster. He is the host of This Past Weekend podcast and has appeared on various MTV and Comedy Central shows. Kurnatowski was born on March 19, 1980, in
Theo_Von
English association football league
the First Division. The winning club of this division each season receives the EFL Championship trophy, which was the previous trophy awarded to the winners
EFL_Championship
1984 mockumentary comedy film directed by Rob Reiner
screenplay, though most of the dialogue was improvised and dozens of hours were filmed. This Is Spinal Tap was released by Embassy Pictures on March 2
This_Is_Spinal_Tap
Nursery rhyme
full version was recorded in The Famous Tommy Thumb's Little Story-Book, published in London about 1760. In this book, the rhyme goes: This pig went to
This_Little_Piggy
American YouTuber and engineer
scamming call centers in India to rob elderly people of thousands of dollars. This was in conjunction with a multi-YouTuber movement to get back at and shut down
Mark_Rober
American cable television channel
content reflecting the lives of gay, bisexual, and transgender people. This was the highest in the industry and the highest percentage ever. In 2018, MTV
MTV
1991 Australian viral video
but there were also doubts about this theory. Observers asked why the arrest was filmed from so many angles, why it was filmed at all and why the allegedly
Democracy_Manifest
American punk rock musician (1956–1993)
Merle Colby Allin Sr. (1923–2001) and Arleta Gunther (1936–2019). He was given this name because his father told his wife that Jesus Christ had visited
GG_Allin
2022 film by Barbara Białowąs and Tomasz Mandes
on This Day, the second novel of a trilogy by Blanka Lipińska and stars Anna-Maria Sieklucka, Michele Morrone and Magdalena Lamparska. The film was released
365_Days:_This_Day
American singer (1943–1970)
someone threw me in this rock'n'roll band. They threw these musicians at me, man, and the sound was coming from behind. The bass was charging me." Among
Janis_Joplin
2022 single by Harry Styles
stating: "It was Harry that pushed that through. He was like, ‘This is the one. I’m telling you.’ But everyone was like, ‘It should be this other one.’"
As_It_Was
American actress (born 1980)
said that her first job was at a McDonald's restaurant in Gainesville. Metz played Kate Pearson in the NBC drama series This Is Us, which earned her Primetime
Chrissy_Metz
American family drama television series
Ross, Asante Blackk, Griffin Dunne, Caitlin Thompson and Chris Geere. This Is Us was filmed in Los Angeles. In September 2016, NBC picked up the series for
This_Is_Us
American actress (born 1962)
following four seasons. The character was planned to return in Psych: The Movie (2017), but due to budget issues this was dropped. Sheedy portrayed a schoolteacher
Ally_Sheedy
American actor (born 1968)
Traveler played their version of "This Is Beetle" on The Howard Stern Show. Initially, Stern was unable to broadcast this recording on his Sirius Satellite
Beetlejuice_(entertainer)
2013 film by Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg
themselves and something extraordinary happened; the initial version of this movie was Seth Rogen and Busta Rhymes were filming a music video and a movie respectively
This_Is_the_End
American animated television series (2023–2024)
by saying, "This isn't the Velma we're used to, but it's the Velma we deserve to enjoy today." Darren Franich of Entertainment Weekly was far more negative
Velma_(TV_series)
Cancelled Michael Jackson concerts
This Is It was a planned concert residency by American singer Michael Jackson, scheduled to take place at the O2 Arena in London, England, between July
This Is It (concert residency)
This_Is_It_(concert_residency)
Scottish singer-songwriter
her sixth studio album Is This What You've Been Waiting For? which was released on 11 July 2025. Amy Elizabeth Macdonald was born on 25 August 1987 in
Amy_Macdonald
1971 young adult novel by S. E. Hinton
That Was Then, This Is Now is a young adult novel by S. E. Hinton, first published in 1971. It is a coming-of-age story about the changing relationship
That_Was_Then,_This_Is_Now
American MMA promotion company victors
This is a list of all UFC champions. At the time of the UFC's inception in 1993, Mixed martial arts was not sanctioned in the United States, and did not
List_of_UFC_champions
1985 film by Christopher Cain
That Was Then... This Is Now is a 1985 American drama film based on the novel of the same name by S. E. Hinton. The film was directed by Christopher Cain
That_Was_Then..._This_Is_Now
2003 musical by Stephen Schwartz
Holzman observed in an interview with Playbill that: "It was [Maguire's] brilliant idea to take this hated figure and tell things from her point of view,
Wicked_(musical)
2012 film by Judd Apatow
aimlessness. In March 2022, it was announced that Apatow was in early development of a third film, set 10 years later and titled This Is 50. Five years after
This_Is_40
right Live for today, for tomorrow never comes[a] Live to fight another day (This saying comes from an English proverbial rhyme, "He who fights and runs away
List_of_proverbial_phrases
2006 British drama film by Shane Meadows
This Is England is a 2006 British coming-of-age drama film written and directed by Shane Meadows, and starring Thomas Turgoose and Stephen Graham. The
This_Is_England
American comedian and actor (born 1957)
said there was a carton of cigarettes backstage from Bill Hicks with the message, "Wish I had gotten these to you sooner." This joke was cut from the
Denis_Leary
American public broadcaster and television network
programming sourced from PBS. Better identifying its subject matter, this channel was renamed "PBS America" on July 4, 2012. The channel has subsequently
PBS
Ranking of recorded music
featured 14 songs that appeared in the previous year (in this case 2009's) repeat onto to this list. The highest being Jay Z's "Empire State of Mind",
Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 2010
Billboard_Year-End_Hot_100_singles_of_2010
American musician, producer and record company executive (born 1952)
Don Edward Fagenson (born September 13, 1952), known professionally as Don Was (/wʌz/), is an American musician, bassist, record producer, music director
Don_Was
Adage about the human condition
"This too shall pass" (Persian: این نیز بگذرد, romanized: īn nīz bogzarad; Turkish: Bu da geçer) is an adage of Persian origin about impermanence. It reflects
This_too_shall_pass
2001 studio album by the Strokes
Is This It is the debut studio album by American rock band the Strokes. It was first released on July 30, 2001, in Australia, with RCA Records handling
Is_This_It
Brazilian footballer (born 1982)
scored ten goals in 22 matches the following season, and by this time, his performance was soon attracting attention from European clubs. Kaká made a total
Kaká
American comedian and actor (born 1962)
and Don't Watch This Show. In 1985, he co-starred in the George Carlin HBO television series Apt. 2C of which only the pilot episode was ever made. Goldthwait
Bobcat_Goldthwait
American country singer (born 1990)
his debut album, This One's for You, which reached number four on the Billboard 200. His second album, What You See Is What You Get, was released in 2019
Luke_Combs
1942 film by Michael Curtiz
Originally, the opposing piece for this iconic sequence was to be the "Horst-Wessel-Lied", a Nazi anthem, but this was still under international copyright
Casablanca_(film)
2022 American television miniseries
We Own This City is an American crime drama television miniseries based on the nonfiction book of the same name by Baltimore Sun reporter Justin Fenton
We_Own_This_City
American actor and musician (born 1952)
Carnegie. It was with several actors from this acting company that he improvised and directed the live action short film Little Surprises, which was nominated
Jeff_Goldblum
This is a list of the official match balls for the FIFA World Cup finals tournaments. From the 1970 FIFA World Cup, different official match balls have
List of FIFA World Cup official match balls
List_of_FIFA_World_Cup_official_match_balls
Association football tournament in Switzerland
surpassed in a World Cup since. As of 2026, this is the last World Cup to not have a goalless draw. Switzerland was awarded the tournament unopposed at a meeting
1954_FIFA_World_Cup
10th European association football championship
Oliver Bierhoff during extra time; this was the first major competition to be decided using this method. This was also Germany's first major title won
UEFA_Euro_1996
Musical with a book by Alfred Uhry and music and lyrics by Jason Robert Brown
in The New York Times that Platt and Diamond's rendition of "This is Not Over Yet" was a "powerhouse for the ages. Their commanding vocals are matched
Parade_(musical)
2010 single by Shakira featuring Freshlyground
the role. "Waka Waka (This Time for Africa)" peaked at number one on the record charts of numerous countries worldwide and was the most successful song
Waka Waka (This Time for Africa)
Waka_Waka_(This_Time_for_Africa)
2009 film by Kenny Ortega
Jackson's This Is It is a 2009 American musical documentary film about Michael Jackson's preparation for This Is It, a planned concert residency that was cancelled
Michael_Jackson's_This_Is_It
Word used in English language for several purposes
words like this. The word did not originally exist in Old English, and its concept was represented by þe. Once it came into being, it was spelt as þæt
That
Association football tournament in West Germany
beating the Netherlands 2–1 in the final at the Olympiastadion in Munich. This was the second victory for West Germany, who had also won in 1954. The teams
1974_FIFA_World_Cup
2003 studio album by Pink
as a non-U.S. bonus track. Try This was Pink's final studio album under Arista Records. In 2006, Pink said that she was unhappy with the way the label
Try_This
Human sexual practice
Listen to this article (2 minutes) This audio file was created from a revision of this article dated 20 October 2010 (2010-10-20), and does not reflect
Nipple_stimulation
Red cards
This is a list of all occasions where a football player was sent off from a FIFA World Cup match due to a foul or misconduct, either as a direct expulsion
List of FIFA World Cup red cards
List_of_FIFA_World_Cup_red_cards
World Cup final, held in Argentina
both times to the host nation, after losing to West Germany in 1974. This was the first World Cup final where both finalists had lost a match in the
1978_FIFA_World_Cup_final
1942 British film
This Was Paris is a 1942 British Second World War spy film directed by John Harlow and starring Ann Dvorak, Ben Lyon and Griffith Jones. The film was
This_Was_Paris
British satirical television programme (1962–1963)
Herbert Kretzmer. This was screened on NBC the following day, and the soundtrack was released by Decca Records. A clip featuring Roy Kinnear was shown in the
That_Was_the_Week_That_Was
British television series
with Sandra. This is Paul Cooper's first acting role - he is the lead actors' real father, and had no previous experience when he was encouraged to go
This_Country
American musical duo
during this time. This ruse, however, was ultimately unsuccessful, as Acuff-Rose gained legal possession of the copyrights once the deception was discovered
The_Everly_Brothers
This article lists the top all-time goalscorer for each men's national football team. This list is not an all-time top international goalscorers list,
List of top international men's football goalscorers by country
List_of_top_international_men's_football_goalscorers_by_country
Important messages could be signaled by striking the bell on the teletype. This was carried over on PCs by generating a buzz sound. 4 Line feed is used for
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2010 song by Taylor Swift
"If This Was a Movie" is a song by the American singer-songwriter Taylor Swift from the deluxe edition of her third studio album, Speak Now (2010). She
If_This_Was_a_Movie
British politician (1912–1998)
now, he said, it was clear to him that the sovereignty of Parliament was in question, as was the UK's very survival as a nation. This nationalist analysis
Enoch_Powell
2016 Australian film
Whoever Was Using This Bed is a 2016 Australian short film directed by Andrew Kotatko. It is based on the short story of the same name by Raymond Carver
Whoever_Was_Using_This_Bed
2012 studio album by Seth Sentry
This Was Tomorrow is the debut studio album by Australian musician Seth Sentry. Released in September 2012, the album peaked at number 6 on the ARIA Charts
This_Was_Tomorrow
British anti-war anthem
"She Was Poor but She Was Honest", sometimes known as "(It's the Same) the Whole World Over" or (more rarely) by other names, is a traditional seriocomic
She Was Poor but She Was Honest
She_Was_Poor_but_She_Was_Honest
1985 debut single by Starship
"We Built This City" is the debut single by American rock band Starship, from their 1985 debut album Knee Deep in the Hoopla. It was written by English
We_Built_This_City
American actress (born 1989)
have dated women. I was much more into women even as a child than I was men. I have explored it, but because I hadn't shared this with anybody, I didn't
Hayden_Panettiere
This article lists direct English translations of common Latin phrases. Some of the phrases are themselves translations of Greek phrases. This list is
List_of_Latin_phrases_(full)
24th US national census
census, was April 1, 2020. Other than a pilot study during the 2000 census, this was the first U.S. census to offer options to respond online or by phone, in
2020_United_States_census
1986 studio album by Weather Report
the previous album, Sportin' Life. This, however, was not the case, and the band had to release one more record. It was their only album to feature no compositions
This_Is_This!
1993 film by Michael Caton-Jones
This Boy's Life (titled onscreen as This Boy's Life: A True Story) is a 1993 American biographical coming-of-age drama film directed by Michael Caton-Jones
This_Boy's_Life
1970 Canadian film
This Was the Time is a Canadian documentary film, directed by Eugene Boyko and released in 1970. Created for the National Film Board of Canada, the film
This_Was_the_Time
English word
an initialism of "oll korrect" as a misspelling of "all correct". This origin was first described by linguist Allen Walker Read in the 1960s. As an adjective
OK
American horror franchise
tentative release date of October 2015. This game was originally titled Slasher Vol. 1: Summer Camp, in which it was originally developed by IllFonic, but
Friday_the_13th_(franchise)
2006 film by Zack Snyder
quotations related to 300 (film). Listen to this article (35 minutes) This audio file was created from a revision of this article dated 13 February 2009 (2009-02-13)
300_(film)
1779 Christian hymn by John Newton
Birmingham, Alabama, 1942 This version also includes Newton's sixth verse, which is uncommon in recordings. This recording was made for the American Folklife
Amazing_Grace
1994 suicide of Nirvana singer and guitarist
was "the only thing that's saving me from shooting myself right now". He said later: "I remember saying I'll never go on tour again until I have this
Suicide_of_Kurt_Cobain
1976 film by John G. Avildsen
When Rocky points this out, promoter George Jergens tells him that it "doesn't really matter, does it?". Avildsen said this was an actual mistake made
Rocky
2018 single by Childish Gambino
The song's accompanying music video was directed by filmmaker Hiro Murai, a frequent Gambino collaborator. "This Is America" became the 31st song to debut
This_Is_America
Fictitious name used for a particular purpose
particular purpose, which differs from their original or true name (orthonym). This also differs from a new name that entirely or legally replaces an individual's
Pseudonym
American singer-songwriter (born 1990)
On October 29, it was announced that Mitski would provide the soundtrack for the graphic novel This Is Where We Fall, which was set to release in March
Mitski
"final addition" of 69 titles was published as part of the 20th anniversary of the launch of the original Xbox console. This is the following list of all
List of backward-compatible games for Xbox One and Series X/S
List_of_backward-compatible_games_for_Xbox_One_and_Series_X/S
This is a list of time zones from release 2026b of the tz database. Canonical – The primary, preferred zone name. Link – An alternative name (alias) which
List of tz database time zones
List_of_tz_database_time_zones
This is a list of women on death row in the United States. The number of death row inmates fluctuates daily with new convictions, appellate decisions overturning
List of women on death row in the United States
List_of_women_on_death_row_in_the_United_States
American actor and singer (born 1961)
personality, who was a teen idol in the 1970s. He later received much publicity for his drug abuse and legal troubles. Garrett was born in Hollywood
Leif_Garrett
THIS WAS
THIS WAS
Biblical
This purchase, This lamentation
Girl/Female
Norse
Wife of Thrall.
Biblical
this gift
Female
Vietnamese
Vietnamese name THI means "poem."
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian, Sanskrit
This
Biblical
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Male
Dutch
, gifts of Jehovah.
Female
Egyptian
, giving.
Male
Egyptian
, Abydos ("this").
Boy/Male
Biblical
This gift.
Boy/Male
Biblical
Thus it is, how is this.
Girl/Female
Greek
Beloved.
Girl/Female
Greek
Divine.
Girl/Female
Native American
She who bathes with her knees.
Biblical
thus it is; how is this
Girl/Female
American, Australian, French, Greek, Hebrew
The Bond; Beloved; Bandage
Female
Greek
(Ἀναίτις) Greek form of Persian Anahita, ANAÃTIS means "immaculate."
Boy/Male
Celtic
Sad din. In a story from the Middle Ages, Tristan, nephew of King Mark of Cornwall, was in love...
Male
Swiss
, gift of God.
Boy/Male
Biblical
This purchase, this lamentation.
THIS WAS
THIS WAS
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian
Claw
Boy/Male
Gujarati, Hindu, Indian, Kannada
Full of Strength
Boy/Male
Latin
Of the forest.
Girl/Female
Bengali, Hindu, Indian, Telugu
Forest
Boy/Male
Australian, Polish, Swiss
Wishes for Peace
Girl/Female
Hebrew Russian American
Palm tree.. Biblical Tamara was daughter of King David and sister to Absalom.
Girl/Female
Tamil
Roopeshwari | ரூபேஷà¯à®µà®°à¯€
Goddess of beauty
Girl/Female
Dutch
Boy/Male
Arabic, Muslim
Middle-aged; Fierce; Abu Awanah Alwaddah was a Scholar of Hadith and a Reciter of Quran
Boy/Male
Indian, Sanskrit
Lord of Command
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superl.
Having little thickness or extent from one surface to its opposite; as, a thin plate of metal; thin paper; a thin board; a thin covering.
adv.
To this degree or extent; so far; so; as, thus wise; thus peaceble; thus bold.
adv.
Of this; concerning this; from this; hence.
pron. & a.
As an adjective, this has the same demonstrative force as the pronoun, but is followed by a noun; as, this book; this way to town.
adv.
Unto this; up to this time; hereto.
pron.
The plural of this. See This.
superl.
Slight; small; slender; flimsy; wanting substance or depth or force; superficial; inadequate; not sufficient for a covering; as, a thin disguise.
adv.
About this place; in this vicinity.
pron.
Belonging or pertaining to him; -- used as a pronominal adjective or adjective pronoun; as, tell John his papers are ready; formerly used also for its, but this use is now obsolete.
a.
Having a thin skin; hence, sensitive; irritable.
superl.
Not stout; slim; slender; lean; gaunt; as, a person becomes thin by disease.
v. i.
To grow or become thin; -- used with some adverbs, as out, away, etc.; as, geological strata thin out, i. e., gradually diminish in thickness until they disappear.
n.
Convenience; occasion; purpose; exigence; as, this will not serve his turn.
superl.
Not close; not crowded; not filling the space; not having the individuals of which the thing is composed in a close or compact state; hence, not abundant; as, the trees of a forest are thin; the corn or grass is thin.
superl.
Rare; not dense or thick; -- applied to fluids or soft mixtures; as, thin blood; thin broth; thin air.
pron. & a.
As a demonstrative pronoun, this denotes something that is present or near in place or time, or something just mentioned, or that is just about to be mentioned.
adv.
Not thickly or closely; in a seattered state; as, seed sown thin.
pron.
The possessive of he; as, the book is his.
v. t.
To make thin (in any of the senses of the adjective).
adv.
In this or that manner; on this wise.