thin

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To demonstrate this precision, the researchers used a standard laser to create a microscopic monochrome portrait of Albert Einstein on a thin piece of the material, with points spaced just 700 nanometers apart.

From Science Daily • Apr. 21, 2026

When the stock market appears unstoppable, it is easy for investors to slip past the thin line without noticing.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 19, 2026

“What business that’s already on thin margins can survive that?” he said.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 18, 2026

"When labour comes together to demand a raise, we have to listen," he said, "but that often means cutting into already thin margins or absorbing losses on existing purchase orders."

From BBC • Apr. 16, 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