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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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As our makeup trends change (the aforementioned maximalist era has made way for minimalist no-makeup makeup), so has the gel liner itself—evolving from the humble pot into super skinny retractible pencils or sharpen-able sticks better suited for subtle flicks and paper-thin wings.
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Conçetta Ciarlo, Vogue, 14 Nov. 2025
Clashes over health care have continued to animate pivotal moments in American politics, from consequential elections to paper-thin votes in Congress and even a past government shutdown in 2013.
—Sam Gringlas, NPR, 5 Nov. 2025
The team had to clean the fossil to expose the soft, paper-thin clay boundary.
—Abhishek Bhardwaj, Interesting Engineering, 24 Oct. 2025
The place was a dump, with paint chipping from the ceilings, floors slanted at strange angles, rodent droppings situated along the floorboards, and paper-thin walls that welcomed in bitter winter air.
—Jeff Pearlman, Rolling Stone, 17 Oct. 2025
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Conçetta Ciarlo, Vogue, 14 Nov. 2025
Clashes over health care have continued to animate pivotal moments in American politics, from consequential elections to paper-thin votes in Congress and even a past government shutdown in 2013.
—Sam Gringlas, NPR, 5 Nov. 2025
The team had to clean the fossil to expose the soft, paper-thin clay boundary.
—Abhishek Bhardwaj, Interesting Engineering, 24 Oct. 2025
The place was a dump, with paint chipping from the ceilings, floors slanted at strange angles, rodent droppings situated along the floorboards, and paper-thin walls that welcomed in bitter winter air.
—Jeff Pearlman, Rolling Stone, 17 Oct. 2025
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“Paper-thin.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/paper-thin. Accessed 1 Dec. 2025.
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