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since the wall separating our cubicles is paper-thin, I get way too much information about my coworker's love life
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Scattered between fluffy roses and dark green foliage, these flowers have layers of soft, paper-thin petals adorned with a large black center.
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Sophia Beams, Better Homes & Gardens, 26 Aug. 2025
Picture the classic, drab freshman dorm room with a paper-thin plastic mattress and cinder block walls transformed into a true palace.
—Kayla Hayempour, NBC news, 25 Aug. 2025
Trump is pressing Texas and other red states to rearrange their congressional districts to protect the paper-thin Republican congressional majority in next year’s elections.
—Dan Walters, Mercury News, 21 Aug. 2025
The same is true for manufacturers of EVs, smartphones, and many other products, with too many companies making similar products at paper-thin margins.
—Dan Wang, Foreign Affairs, 19 Aug. 2025
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Sophia Beams, Better Homes & Gardens, 26 Aug. 2025
Picture the classic, drab freshman dorm room with a paper-thin plastic mattress and cinder block walls transformed into a true palace.
—Kayla Hayempour, NBC news, 25 Aug. 2025
Trump is pressing Texas and other red states to rearrange their congressional districts to protect the paper-thin Republican congressional majority in next year’s elections.
—Dan Walters, Mercury News, 21 Aug. 2025
The same is true for manufacturers of EVs, smartphones, and many other products, with too many companies making similar products at paper-thin margins.
—Dan Wang, Foreign Affairs, 19 Aug. 2025
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“Paper-thin.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/paper-thin. Accessed 15 Sep. 2025.
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