slim

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Published when its author was 28 years old, the slim, elliptical volume played a central role in Camus winning the Nobel Prize for literature at a time when that distinction still meant something.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 2, 2026

Consumer goods conglomerates have been trying to slim down their operations as they struggle to deal with stubborn inflation and slow growth.

From Barron's • Mar. 31, 2026

There are warnings that the chances of saving him are very slim but rescuers aren't giving up.

From BBC • Mar. 26, 2026

The chances of “Buffy” finding its way back to television anytime soon after this attempt at a revival turned into a headline-making spectacle are incredibly slim.

From Salon • Mar. 26, 2026

Once swept into the system, one’s chances of ever being truly free are slim, often to the vanishing point.

From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander