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flimsiness



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Unfortunately, once you notice that inexorably ticking clock, you also become aware of the flimsiness of the play itself, and the accruing tedium of the production, directed by David Blum.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 23, 2026

Don’t get me wrong – her co-stars are the bonding agents strengthening this whimsical flimsiness.

From Salon ● Mar. 20, 2025

They offer no credible evidence to support what they’re saying; indeed, they almost seem to flaunt the flimsiness of their claims.

From Slate ● Nov. 4, 2024

The state’s “refusal to withdraw the meritless assertions, the flimsiness of its request for extraordinary relief, and its use of the Maui tragedy, support a finding of frivolousness and bad faith,” the ruling said.

From Seattle Times ● Apr. 18, 2024

He scored a line with a mighty claw along a strut less damaged than most, and feeling a flimsiness in the quality of the metal, turned away at once and scanned the mountain wall again.

From "The Amber Spyglass" by Philip Pullman


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