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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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Benriner Mandoline Slicer Paltrow showed us her trick for slicing paper-thin fennel for her jam — using a mandoline that looks almost identical to this one.
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Jeaneen Russell, PEOPLE, 31 Jan. 2026
Don’t skip the dessert—Fouquet’s is famous for its profiteroles topped with Polignac almonds and cognac ganache, as well a signature millefeuille with creamy vanilla custard between paper-thin layers of golden pastry.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 30 Jan. 2026
This has the unfortunate consequence of making both Anna and Jack paper-thin caricatures of the ambitious reporter and small town cop.
—Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 29 Jan. 2026
Luz’s chief liaison in the gillage was a fifty-three-year-old woman named Yolanda Miranda, paper-thin with soft features and a loose bob of saddle-brown hair.
—Sean Williams, Harpers Magazine, 27 Jan. 2026
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Jeaneen Russell, PEOPLE, 31 Jan. 2026
Don’t skip the dessert—Fouquet’s is famous for its profiteroles topped with Polignac almonds and cognac ganache, as well a signature millefeuille with creamy vanilla custard between paper-thin layers of golden pastry.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 30 Jan. 2026
This has the unfortunate consequence of making both Anna and Jack paper-thin caricatures of the ambitious reporter and small town cop.
—Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 29 Jan. 2026
Luz’s chief liaison in the gillage was a fifty-three-year-old woman named Yolanda Miranda, paper-thin with soft features and a loose bob of saddle-brown hair.
—Sean Williams, Harpers Magazine, 27 Jan. 2026
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“Paper-thin.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/paper-thin. Accessed 11 Feb. 2026.
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