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skinny

[skin-ee] / ˈskɪn i /


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Eurocentric and Western beauty standards, further reinforced by 90s diet culture, also promoted skinny as the new sexy.

From Salon • May 17, 2026

BBC journalists were able to order so-called skinny jabs to Northern Ireland from Voy and MedExpress using false data and out-of-date images, with no further verification required.

From BBC • Feb. 20, 2026

Iowa farmer Lance Lillibridge told AFP that cattle producers have been "living off very skinny margins" for years.

From Barron's • Feb. 15, 2026

For weeks, social-media feeds have been littered with decade-old images of matte makeup, Snapchat filters and skinny jeans.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 29, 2026

It was a good stomp for such a skinny bird.

From "Chronicles of a Lizard Nobody" by Patrick Ness




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