thinner
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This was an expanded World Cup with a thinner field and maybe the U.S. was a medium-size fish feasting on minnows.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 7, 2026
Turbines need oxygen to burn gas, but hot air tends to be thinner, reducing the efficiency of the turbines.
From Barron's ● Jun. 30, 2026
To complete the trap, the spider wraps the cone with a thinner type of silk and quickly retreats upward.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 26, 2026
Retailers are likely slower to pass along savings to make up for thinner margins when gas prices spiked in March and April, he noted.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 24, 2026
From the street, the crying woman’s voice rose again and again, hoarser and thinner than the last time.
From "Half of a Yellow Sun" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
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
The third coat was applied without the addition of thinners of any kind.
From Paint Technology and Tests by Gardner, Henry A.
