paper-thin

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Gas-injected foams and paper-thin uppers make high-tech shoes lighter than ever before—and records are tumbling just as fast.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 19, 2026

This enduring fascination may stem as much from the paper-thin line that separates the two states as it does from our deep-seated fear of both.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 4, 2026

Revealing a boundary as fragile as this paper-thin clay layer required painstaking work.

From Science Daily • Nov. 30, 2025

This left Johnson shy of a necessary majority due to his party's paper-thin advantage in the lower chamber.

From Salon • Jan. 3, 2025

I was waving my hand this way and that, because in front of me floated a small bird with horns and colorful paper-thin wings.

From "The Joy Luck Club" by Amy Tan