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flimsy

[flim-zee] / ˈflɪm zi /




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After the VA unveiled a plan during a federal court hearing in January to install 800 tiny homes on the campus, advocates for veteran housing criticized the 8-foot-by-8-foot sheds as cramped, flimsy and undignified.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026

But Rollins remained dismissive of the band, telling the New York Times decades later that he regarded the Stones’ music as a flimsy simulacra of work by Black artists.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 26, 2026

They have dropped off their usual level, and they look a bit flimsy to me.

From BBC • Apr. 23, 2026

Some have rejected the film as flimsy satire; others have wanted its message to be edgier and more obvious.

From Salon • Apr. 9, 2026

Every time I brought to mind a memory or thought and tried to put an invisible wall around it, my defenses crumbled, as flimsy as waxed paper.

From "The Darkest Minds" by Alexandra Bracken




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