paper-thin

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Germany’s lead in chemicals and road vehicles is now paper-thin and it is trailing far behind China in the electrical-equipment market.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 15, 2025

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

From Science Daily • Nov. 30, 2025

Sweeney has a tough enough job cut out for her trying to act her way out of a paper-thin script, but this one-note, ridiculously monotone performance does her no favors.

From Salon • Nov. 8, 2025

He has argued that Gascón’s analysis of the case was paper-thin, questioned the validity of their self-defense claims and repeatedly insisted the brothers had lied about the circumstances of the shooting.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 17, 2025

There was a gift from his twin sisters, plus a paper-thin one from Laney.

From "The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street" by Karina Yan Glaser