paper-thin
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Fanatics, just as it did with the Red Sox jersey, also flagged the paper-thin look of uniforms during the design and manufacturing process.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 22, 2026
The French brasserie with paper-thin radishes, good cultured butter and a pinch of flaky salt.
From Salon • Feb. 18, 2026
In Tegucigalpa, the nation’s capital from which Hernández left in chains in 2022, Asfura held a paper-thin lead Monday in Honduras’s presidential race.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 2, 2025
Revealing a boundary as fragile as this paper-thin clay layer required painstaking work.
From Science Daily • Nov. 30, 2025
He has a MacBook, paper-thin, open in front of him.
From "The Girl on the Train" by Paula Hawkins
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