thinner
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Adidas, in its latest model, made the layer of rubber that hits the road even thinner.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 19, 2026
If Step 3’s pretextual jury-striking analysis can be skipped in practice and insulated on review, Batson’s promise becomes thinner still.
From Slate • Apr. 10, 2026
These ultra-thin structures, about 100 times thinner than a human hair, are even more conductive than their flat counterparts and could significantly improve technologies such as energy storage devices, biosensors, and wearable electronics.
From Science Daily • Mar. 31, 2026
India could soon get a lot thinner - at least in theory.
From BBC • Mar. 17, 2026
It had been the hardest winter since records began; the Red Army was stretched even thinner than it had been at the beginning of the war.
From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein
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