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The new laws are just paper tigers without any method of enforcement.
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While this action may convince some that China is a paper tiger, for others, especially Iran’s Arab rivals, it is seen as a sign of prudence.
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Wesley Alexander Hill, Forbes.com, 1 July 2025
Iran will appear a paper tiger; its non-state partners defeated or deflated; its nuclear program in shambles; its military a shadow of its former self.
—Hussein Agha, Foreign Affairs, 23 June 2025
Ousting the two paper tigers at the top of Scottish football might actually reignite a bit of outside interest in their league.
—Andy Naylor, New York Times, 15 June 2025
Intermediate scrutiny, it should be noted, is not a paper tiger.
—Ian Millhiser, Vox, 27 June 2025
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Wesley Alexander Hill, Forbes.com, 1 July 2025
Iran will appear a paper tiger; its non-state partners defeated or deflated; its nuclear program in shambles; its military a shadow of its former self.
—Hussein Agha, Foreign Affairs, 23 June 2025
Ousting the two paper tigers at the top of Scottish football might actually reignite a bit of outside interest in their league.
—Andy Naylor, New York Times, 15 June 2025
Intermediate scrutiny, it should be noted, is not a paper tiger.
—Ian Millhiser, Vox, 27 June 2025
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“Paper tiger.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/paper%20tiger. Accessed 23 Jul. 2025.
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