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Pickings have been slim for investors looking to buy distressed property at cheap prices in recent years.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 22, 2026

An energy firm facing backlash over plans for new power lines has unveiled what it has described as a "slim and compact" pylon, designed "with the Welsh landscape in mind".

From BBC ● Sep. 17, 2026

So the chances of this happening in any meaningful way are slim at best.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 14, 2026

In an interview for an April article by the trade publication FreightWaves, Crane touted 21 Air’s slim management structure as attractive to its large customers.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 10, 2026

The approaching silhouette was string-bean slim and taller than most, thanks to the stovepipe hat propped crookedly on his head.

From "The Last Last-Day-of-Summer" by Lamar Giles

Just inside the door, there was a flimsy mannequin with the face of a much younger, slimmer Trump, wearing a red “Trump 2028” hat, a dark suit, and a signature red tie.

From Slate ● Aug. 14, 2026

Soon, the fun fan shot was replaced by one of those grim before-and-after shots: An obese Goodman in his 30s and the slimmer Goodman in his 70s.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 12, 2026

The slimmer Whirlpool hunkered down in the Western Hemisphere, where its profit margins were highest.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 4, 2026

Responding to the watchdog, Jaded London argued it was "not clear" the model was holding a cigarette because it was slimmer than normal and "did not appear to be lit".

From BBC ● Aug. 4, 2026

Cabin two was more graceful somehow, with slimmer columns garlanded with pomegranates and flowers.

From "The Lightning Thief" by Rick Riordan

With Sri Lanka chasing down the target with ease, the Australians are left clinging to only the slimmest mathematical hope and will watch nervously as Zimbabwe face Ireland on Tuesday.

From BBC ● Feb. 16, 2026

To evoke the fractured psyche of the characters, Morrison’s narratives are highly disjointed, switching among different points of view and time periods with only the slimmest semantic clues offered for orientation.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 10, 2026

In a semi-final dominated by the return, Gauff edged Paolini by the slimmest of margins.

From Barron's ● Oct. 11, 2025

Two dozen parents who sent their daughters to summer camp are grieving, while others are waiting in anguish with the slimmest of hopes because their loved ones have yet to be found.

From Salon ● Jul. 10, 2025

Scythe Curie offered Citra the slimmest of grins.

From "Scythe" by Neal Shusterman

He has slimmed down his schedule to prioritise the majors.

From BBC ● Sep. 1, 2026

Los Angeles City Councilmember Nithya Raman cut deeper into the lead of reality television personality Spencer Pratt on Saturday, as his lead slimmed to just a single percentage point.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 7, 2026

The divestment from True comes after the Nordic telecom slimmed down its presence in Asia, selling its Telenor Pakistan business in December.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 22, 2026

DuPont has slimmed itself to two business units from the seven it had in 2014.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 8, 2026

She’d slimmed down and shot up and started worrying about clothes.

From "Found" by Margaret Peterson Haddix

Retailers are slimming down product lines as they grapple with higher costs to import, move and store goods.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 1, 2026

As he boosts RIG, Navratil has set about slimming down Nestlé.

From Barron's ● Jun. 10, 2026

It is thought to be the result of rapid slimming, rather than the medication itself.

From BBC ● Jun. 8, 2026

The packaged foods conglomerate’s efforts to focus its operations come as many of its peers are also slimming down brand offerings and shifting away from large, sprawling portfolios.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 23, 2026

I’ve worn black today, because I’ve heard so often that it’s supposed to be slimming.

From "Every Day" by David Levithan