thin

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While broader market pressures have played a role, investors have increasingly questioned Oklo’s lofty valuation and heavy cash burn, suggesting their patience with the pre-revenue start-up is wearing thin.

From Barron's • Jun. 11, 2026

Flamingoes feed in a lagoon on the thin peninsula—protesters call the demonstrations the flamingo revolution—and sheep graze next to locals swimming in the ocean.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

To create the connectome, researchers sliced a single fruit fly into thousands of extremely thin serial sections.

From Science Daily • Jun. 10, 2026

It reflects companies with thin margins and no pricing power over their most expensive component.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 8, 2026

Out front, Anna May sat in an elm scholar’s chair, running her fingers along the thin curved arms.

From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu