thinner
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Yields are expected to fall, while thinner cane with lower sucrose content means less sugar can be produced.
From BBC ● Aug. 26, 2026
When the researchers made the polymer film thinner, many small polymer aggregates appeared across the surface.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 23, 2026
“The rungs of the ladder are getting thinner and thinner for people trying to get the first step up,” Navani said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 19, 2026
Bristol-Myers Squibb is staring down immediate patent expirations on such core revenue drivers as the cancer blockbuster Opdivo and the blood thinner Eliquis.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 6, 2026
Now she could see that he was younger than she’d thought, perhaps only in his thirties, and thinner, too.
From "Little Fires Everywhere" by Celeste Ng
Many don’t like it, though, because they then have to take blood thinners.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 25, 2026
The TV doc is on blood thinners now and is still doing some physical therapy after spending two months post-stroke working through PT and occupational therapy.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 14, 2026
Arlo was later found to have a blocked artery in the back of his neck supplying blood to the brain and was given blood thinners to reduce the risk of stroke.
From BBC ● Mar. 1, 2026
It can cut stroke risk by more than 65% and, for some people, reduce the need for blood thinners.
From Barron's ● Jan. 16, 2026
When such materials have the proper evaporating value, high flash-point and freedom from sulphur, they are to be highly recommended as paint thinners.
From Paint Technology and Tests by Henry A. Gardner
