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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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When Vladimir Putin came to power in Russia in 2000, his legitimacy was paper-thin.
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Andrew Ryvkin, The Atlantic, 6 May 2025
Image Vietnam’s textile and garment factories have paper-thin profit margins — an average of 5 percent, executives said.
—Alexandra Stevenson, New York Times, 4 May 2025
Stefanik was Trump’s nominee to be the next United Nations ambassador, until she was pulled in March over GOP jitters over its paper-thin majority in the House and potentially losing her usually safe seat in upstate New York.
—Colin Meyn, The Hill, 2 May 2025
Greenwashing remains widespread and companies are well aware that sustainability sells, even if the claims are paper-thin.
—Zoe Bayliss Wong, Forbes.com, 30 Apr. 2025
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Andrew Ryvkin, The Atlantic, 6 May 2025
Image Vietnam’s textile and garment factories have paper-thin profit margins — an average of 5 percent, executives said.
—Alexandra Stevenson, New York Times, 4 May 2025
Stefanik was Trump’s nominee to be the next United Nations ambassador, until she was pulled in March over GOP jitters over its paper-thin majority in the House and potentially losing her usually safe seat in upstate New York.
—Colin Meyn, The Hill, 2 May 2025
Greenwashing remains widespread and companies are well aware that sustainability sells, even if the claims are paper-thin.
—Zoe Bayliss Wong, Forbes.com, 30 Apr. 2025
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“Paper-thin.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/paper-thin. Accessed 22 May. 2025.
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