wafer-thin
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Bulky server racks and wafer-thin semiconductors needed for the AI build-out are taking up space in cargo planes once occupied by packages of low-price apparel and knickknacks.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 9, 2026
This process created a wafer-thin clay template that faithfully captured the animal's outer shape in three dimensions.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 30, 2025
The Heisman Trophy winner and former No. 1 overall pick has spent his adult life in that wafer-thin line at the top, the lofty latitude occupied by the best players in the game.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 22, 2025
"She's sleeping on a wafer-thin mattress," he said of his mother, "that causes a lot of upset".
From BBC ● Jul. 9, 2025
Round and round the diamond-clear counters covered with bottles, wafer-thin disks, round boxes, tubes, and phials.
From "Song of Solomon" by Toni Morrison
