thin
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The white cloth that was draped over the jeans-maker’s logo was so thin that the coverup practically accentuated the block letters spelling out its name.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 27, 2026
Additionally, when the layers between them are too thin, sometimes this prevents them from switching off when they're supposed to, and this stops the chip from working.
From BBC • Jun. 25, 2026
Not that the songs weren’t admirably performed, but the same intensity of emotion can’t be conjured out of thin air.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 22, 2026
Researchers at the University of Technology Sydney have demonstrated a new way to control tiny sources of quantum light by twisting atomically thin layers of hexagonal boron nitride.
From Science Daily • Jun. 20, 2026
Besides, he was the kind of man who could muster music out of thin air.
From "The Teacher’s Funeral" by Richard Peck
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The SAT: Multiple-Meaning Words, List 4
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The ACT Reading Test: Multiple-Meaning Words, List 4
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