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since the wall separating our cubicles is paper-thin, I get way too much information about my coworker's love life
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Republicans have a paper-thin House majority — as demonstrated by the 218-214 final vote on Trump’s high priority bill — and Valadao, Kim and Calvert barely survived past challenges.
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Dan Walters, Mercury News, 9 July 2025
The focaccia bread and paper-thin potatoes provided a satisfyingly dense, crisp texture.
—Bahar Anooshahr, AZCentral.com, 7 July 2025
Peel off the paper-thin skin and take a bite, and the flesh is an even more mysterious combination of flavors: tangy, tart, sweet.
—Tribune News Service, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 June 2025
So, Namco filled out the roster with the likes of Astaroth, who wields a screen-filling axe, and Raphael, who opts for a paper-thin rapier.
—Luke Winkie, Vulture, 18 June 2025
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Dan Walters, Mercury News, 9 July 2025
The focaccia bread and paper-thin potatoes provided a satisfyingly dense, crisp texture.
—Bahar Anooshahr, AZCentral.com, 7 July 2025
Peel off the paper-thin skin and take a bite, and the flesh is an even more mysterious combination of flavors: tangy, tart, sweet.
—Tribune News Service, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 June 2025
So, Namco filled out the roster with the likes of Astaroth, who wields a screen-filling axe, and Raphael, who opts for a paper-thin rapier.
—Luke Winkie, Vulture, 18 June 2025
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“Paper-thin.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/paper-thin. Accessed 22 Jul. 2025.
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