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[thin] / θɪn /






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To create the connectome, researchers sliced a single fruit fly into thousands of extremely thin serial sections.

From Science Daily • Jun. 10, 2026

It reflects companies with thin margins and no pricing power over their most expensive component.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 8, 2026

The fact that it’s best enjoyed piping hot, with steam rising in thin streams from spoonfuls of rice.

From Salon • Jun. 7, 2026

Unlike sorcerer "Koshchei the Deathless", the Kremlin cannot abracadabra coins out of thin air.

From BBC • Jun. 7, 2026

"Oh, no? I can prove it to you: he's tall, thin, has a pointy nose, a big fallen mustache, and grayish hair," the other knight boasted.

From "Adventures of Don Quixote" by Argentina Palacios




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