as in insubstantiality
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Noun
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The legal flimsiness of the indictment indicates just how far Blanche’s DOJ is willing to go to please the president.—
Quinta Jurecic,
The Atlantic,
3 May 2026 -
The Federal Police deployed a massive show of force — including armored vehicles and heavy weaponry — to apprehend a small group, creating a media spectacle that starkly contrasted with the flimsiness of the legal case.—
Evandro Cruz Silva,
The Dial,
10 Feb. 2026
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With a daintiness at odds with its 120 kilos, the bear extricates its wrist from the tie and calmly takes its leave.—
Ganesh Marín,
The Dial,
7 Oct. 2025
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Romvari does an effective job of highlighting the fragility of our remembrances and how the actions from the past affect us to this day.—
Randy Myers,
Mercury News,
7 May 2026
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But that popularity places increasing pressure on the fragility of the 50th state’s ecological and cultural resources.—
Rachel Chang,
Travel + Leisure,
6 May 2026
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“Wispiness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wispiness. Accessed 11 May. 2026.
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