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Related Articles The courtyard outside the Polo Lounge was lit with heat lamps and scattered with waiters bearing trays of skinny margaritas, as well as red and white wine.—
Leigh Nordstrom,
WWD,
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Whether that includes adding a tank top, small earrings, or skinny jeans is all up for personal choice.—
Dan Perry,
Newsweek,
1 Mar. 2025
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While some researchers have compared megalodon to a gigantic version of the stocky great white shark, others believe the species had a more slender body shape.—
Jennifer Ouellette,
Ars Technica,
9 Mar. 2025
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Jana walked to the backyard, past Stephan’s burned and toppled basketball hoop, toward the pool, stepping over a strip of artificial grass, so green and bright, as if the fire had skipped over it, leaving a slender memory of what was.—
Jeffrey Fleishman,
Los Angeles Times,
9 Mar. 2025
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Crowds are also thin in the fall, and the mountain foliage views are breathtaking.—
Trudy Haywood Saunders,
Travel + Leisure,
2 Mar. 2025
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Chinese smartphone company Honor has released devices that fold up to be nearly as thin as an iPhone.—
Arjun Kharpal,
CNBC,
2 Mar. 2025
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Sawfish, related to rays, skates and sharks, are named for their elongated, flat snout that contains a row of teeth on each side.—
Curt Anderson,
Sun Sentinel,
5 Mar. 2025
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Lenses that are less spherical and more elongated, in contrast, can produce a similar phenomenon called an Einstein Cross, in which four distinct images are produced around the lensing galaxy.—
Justin Gest,
Newsweek,
11 Feb. 2025
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Thirty narrow stairs lead to City Ballet’s bright, top floor rehearsal studio, with double ballet barres lining three walls, a floor-to-ceiling mirror, and an open ceiling with a treacherously low center beam that high jumping dancers have learned to avoid.—
Marcia Luttrell,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
2 Mar. 2025
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Others may include family offices that offer a narrower range of services.—
Francois Botha,
Forbes,
2 Mar. 2025
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Republicans control Congress but have little margin for error with slim majorities in both the House and the Senate.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
Newsweek,
5 Mar. 2025
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Its long, slim spout prevents drips and is perfect for pour-over coffee.—
Michelle Love,
Better Homes & Gardens,
5 Mar. 2025
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Haskell says a key issue is something called turbidity — how much mud and fine sediment is stirred up when cruise ships enter the harbor.—
Greg Allen,
NPR,
5 Mar. 2025
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But Daniel doesn’t draw from these fine actors the scale of performance that Parks’ drama demands.—
Charles McNulty,
Los Angeles Times,
5 Mar. 2025
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Some feature high waists to elongate legs or pleats to conjure old-school élan worthy of Cary Grant.—
Charlie Teasdale,
WSJ,
21 Nov. 2023
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The fragment, which was cleaved from its fecal parent with a pair of wire cutters, resembles a chunk of light-colored concrete with darker, elongate inclusions that Chin recognizes as bone.—
Karen Wright,
Discover Magazine,
11 Nov. 2019
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“Reedlike.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reedlike. Accessed 14 Mar. 2025.
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