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And with most farmers operating on wafer-thin margins, embattled by climate change and demands for cheap food, and the victims of price shocks passed down the supply chain, the transition remains unpalatable, or simply unfeasible, for many.
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Jessica Rawnsley, WIRED, 18 Apr. 2024
In the center was a wafer-thin edible paper with Swift's image printed on it.
—USA TODAY, 22 Jan. 2024
Maybe a wafer-thin bod is far beyond most spectators’ reach.
—Miami Staff, Miami Herald, 30 Jan. 2024
Razer Blade 17 Gaming Windows Laptop for $2,300 ($800 off)
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Powerful, wafer-thin, and sleek, the Blade 17 is one of the most capable gaming laptops on the market.
—Matt Jancer, WIRED, 11 Oct. 2023
In a world where fire threatens more and more homes, scientists have developed a surprising type of material that might keep some buildings safer: wafer-thin sheets of fungi.
—Timmy Broderick, Scientific American, 9 Sep. 2023
This process would probably be destructive because there may be no way to access the brain’s ultrastructure except by cutting it into wafer-thin slivers.
—Christof Kochgiulio Tononi, IEEE Spectrum, 25 May 2017
The cost and spin-up time for a new fab for legacy chips are far too high considering the wafer-thin profit margins.
—Byrakesh Kumar, Fortune, 18 Aug. 2023
Based on data published by the Official Charts Company, Anne-Marie’s third studio album Unhealthy (via Atlantic) has the edge – a wafer-thin one, of less than 100 chart units.
—Lars Brandle, Billboard, 1 Aug. 2023
Jessica Rawnsley, WIRED, 18 Apr. 2024
In the center was a wafer-thin edible paper with Swift's image printed on it.
—USA TODAY, 22 Jan. 2024
Maybe a wafer-thin bod is far beyond most spectators’ reach.
—Miami Staff, Miami Herald, 30 Jan. 2024
Razer Blade 17 Gaming Windows Laptop for $2,300 ($800 off)
Amazon
Powerful, wafer-thin, and sleek, the Blade 17 is one of the most capable gaming laptops on the market.
—Matt Jancer, WIRED, 11 Oct. 2023
In a world where fire threatens more and more homes, scientists have developed a surprising type of material that might keep some buildings safer: wafer-thin sheets of fungi.
—Timmy Broderick, Scientific American, 9 Sep. 2023
This process would probably be destructive because there may be no way to access the brain’s ultrastructure except by cutting it into wafer-thin slivers.
—Christof Kochgiulio Tononi, IEEE Spectrum, 25 May 2017
The cost and spin-up time for a new fab for legacy chips are far too high considering the wafer-thin profit margins.
—Byrakesh Kumar, Fortune, 18 Aug. 2023
Based on data published by the Official Charts Company, Anne-Marie’s third studio album Unhealthy (via Atlantic) has the edge – a wafer-thin one, of less than 100 chart units.
—Lars Brandle, Billboard, 1 Aug. 2023
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“Wafer-thin.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wafer-thin. Accessed 27 Apr. 2024.
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