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skinny

[skin-ee] / ˈskɪn i /


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Skinny cans of the fruit-flavored, carbonated Beyond Immerse are now for sale by a “test kitchen” announced by the company last fall to offer new products in limited quantities.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 16, 2026

Mr Shah took samples and a report concluded that the Skinny Prosecco sample and its description on the company website breached food and drink regulations.

From BBC • Sep. 27, 2024

Skinny is lonesome and confused until six Junior Club cartoonists — including Hardie Gramatky, who went on to become a watercolorist admired by Andrew Wyeth — walk into the frame and heartily welcome the boy.

From New York Times • Jun. 4, 2024

On an episode of the podcast “Not Skinny but Not Fat,” Stewart said that although she is “a yes-man,” she wouldn’t want to be a part of the superhero franchise.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 28, 2024

Skinny as I was, I didn’t want to take any chances, so I didn’t go far—just far enough to be surrounded by tall trees where no one from The Village would see me.

From "Rump: The (Fairly) True Story of Rumpelstilskin" by Liesl Shurtliff




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