skin-deep

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Skin-deep resilience has appeared particularly in samples of racial and ethnic minority youth, who are more likely to experience various stressors such as discrimination, disadvantaged neighborhoods, and socioeconomic risk.

From Science Daily • Jan. 4, 2024

Skin-deep inferences aren’t all that voters rely on, though they may have an outsized effect on the decision-making process.

From Slate • Jan. 25, 2012

I have called myself "Skin-deep" ever since, day and night—the name I deserve.'

From The Amazing Marriage — Complete by Meredith, George