thin

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Because gas stations typically operate on thin profit margins during price spikes, they often use the wholesale dip to recoup some of their losses.

From Barron's • Apr. 8, 2026

The fires occurred in the part of the plant where aluminum is rolled into thin sheets that are later stamped into automotive body parts.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 8, 2026

Twenty-five cents bought a cup of coffee, a piece of pie and one of the thin, crispy hamburgers that would make Pennington a legend in Northern California.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 7, 2026

Scientists often had to slice brain tissue into extremely thin sections, image them with microscopes and piece together the pathways manually.

From Science Daily • Apr. 7, 2026

Was Betsie’s blanket as thin as this one?

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom