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

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

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

Along with housing a kingdom of rats and roaches, the walls between tenements were paper-thin, so I was constantly involved in the personal lives of my neighbors, whether I wanted to be or not.

From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros