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When I purchased a copy of Evie’s print magazine in May, I was alarmed at how the magazine not only promoted radical skinniness but also discouraged women from healthy habits like exercise.

From Salon ● Aug. 5, 2026

She talks about so-and-so’s skinniness as compared to your daughter’s?

From Slate ● Jul. 23, 2019

Despite his youth and beanpole skinniness, Mr. Benson — wide-eyed but deadpan in manner — already has the height of a grown-up.

From New York Times ● Nov. 18, 2012

Even in her early films, her height, her skinniness and her wistfulness combined to get her noticed.

From The Guardian ● Jan. 20, 2011

His skinniness made him seem even more like a messenger from the world of the ancestors.

From "The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm" by Nancy Farmer




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