thin
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“What’s interesting is that Japan did it during a very low-liquidity week, so threatening to intervene when markets are thin, in theory, should give you a bigger spot bang for the buck.”
From MarketWatch • May 2, 2026
This time, I visited in the fall shoulder season, when summer crowds thin out and prices dip.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 2, 2026
The experiment begins with an intense burst of light striking a very thin copper wire, about one-seventh the thickness of a human hair.
From Science Daily • May 1, 2026
In February there is not much to see yet, just thin fronds that will become metre-long blades by spring.
From BBC • Apr. 29, 2026
After Duane plotted a route that Handsome would be able to manage, he stepped around a jagged corner, and there before him was not a monster but a tall, thin waterfall.
From "The Very, Very Far North" by Dan Bar-el
Vocabulary lists containing thin
The SAT: Multiple-Meaning Words, List 4
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The New SAT: Multiple-Meaning Words
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The ACT Reading Test: Multiple-Meaning Words, List 4
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