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slender

[slen-der] / ˈslɛn dər /


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Wu Yize held off a Shaun Murphy fightback to ensure he will take a slender 13-12 lead into the concluding session of their World Championship final at the Crucible Theatre in Sheffield.

From BBC • May 4, 2026

The first thing you notice about junior outfielder Jaxson Neckien of Westlake High is that he’s tall and slender at 6 feet 4 and 180 pounds.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 29, 2026

The following year, Britain and the U.S. agreed to build a military base on Diego Garcia, a slender, open-jawed island, and the two governments began plotting the expulsion of the Chagossians from the entire archipelago.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 28, 2026

First, their majorities in the House and Senate are perilously slender.

From Slate • Apr. 20, 2026

She felt the slender, smooth stone in her left hand, which she had been about to try to skip as far as she could.

From "The Bad Beginning" by Lemony Snicket




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