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"Presentations should not turn into self-representations," he wrote, in a thinly veiled swipe at Federov's long, detailed news conference last week.

From BBC Jul. 21, 2026

In the end, all that’s left is another thinly written woman in horror, camouflaged by tongue-in-cheek jokes and flimsy progressive ideas.

From Salon Jun. 4, 2026

Beyond closure risk, thinly traded crypto ETFs often carry hidden costs.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 4, 2026

“So why wouldn’t an entire index which is dominated by much smaller and thinly traded products be as susceptible, if not more so.”

From Barron's May 29, 2026

The boy finished cooking and pushed the cooked bamboo, like thinly sliced pieces of yellow wood, onto a plate.

From "Where the Mountain Meets the Moon" by Grace Lin




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