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Democrat Adam Gray has expanded his wafer-thin lead to 190 votes as counting continues in the battle for California's 13th Congressional District, the only House race yet to be called by The Associated Press (AP).
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Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 30 Nov. 2024
Entering this election, Democrats held a wafer-thin 51-to-49 seat majority in the Senate, aided by the four independents who caucus with them.
—Geoffrey Skelley, ABC News, 6 Nov. 2024
Currently the Democrats have a wafer-thin Senate majority, with 47 Senators and another four independents affiliated to varying degrees, against 49 Republicans.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 2 Nov. 2024
The drivers are a wafer-thin 10µm, slender enough for fast and accurate transient responses.
—Mark Sparrow, Forbes, 6 Oct. 2024
D'Esposito's district is one of over a dozen that President Joe Biden won in 2020 and is at the heart of the path to the House majority for either party -- meaning that any slip-up could not just cost him his seat but also Republicans their already wafer-thin control of the chamber.
—Tal Axelrod, ABC News, 24 Sep. 2024
For lighter options during this summer heat, the passion fruit ceviche ($17) offers seasonal white fish tossed in a tangy, sweet passion fruit juice served with wafer-thin tostadas.
—Irene Milanez, Sacramento Bee, 25 July 2024
Part of that is because the characters are wafer-thin.
—David Benedict, Variety, 30 June 2024
And with most farmers operating on wafer-thin margins, embattled by climate change and demands for cheap food, and the victims of price shocks passed down the supply chain, the transition remains unpalatable, or simply unfeasible, for many.
—Jessica Rawnsley, WIRED, 18 Apr. 2024
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Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 30 Nov. 2024
Entering this election, Democrats held a wafer-thin 51-to-49 seat majority in the Senate, aided by the four independents who caucus with them.
—Geoffrey Skelley, ABC News, 6 Nov. 2024
Currently the Democrats have a wafer-thin Senate majority, with 47 Senators and another four independents affiliated to varying degrees, against 49 Republicans.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 2 Nov. 2024
The drivers are a wafer-thin 10µm, slender enough for fast and accurate transient responses.
—Mark Sparrow, Forbes, 6 Oct. 2024
D'Esposito's district is one of over a dozen that President Joe Biden won in 2020 and is at the heart of the path to the House majority for either party -- meaning that any slip-up could not just cost him his seat but also Republicans their already wafer-thin control of the chamber.
—Tal Axelrod, ABC News, 24 Sep. 2024
For lighter options during this summer heat, the passion fruit ceviche ($17) offers seasonal white fish tossed in a tangy, sweet passion fruit juice served with wafer-thin tostadas.
—Irene Milanez, Sacramento Bee, 25 July 2024
Part of that is because the characters are wafer-thin.
—David Benedict, Variety, 30 June 2024
And with most farmers operating on wafer-thin margins, embattled by climate change and demands for cheap food, and the victims of price shocks passed down the supply chain, the transition remains unpalatable, or simply unfeasible, for many.
—Jessica Rawnsley, WIRED, 18 Apr. 2024
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“Wafer-thin.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wafer-thin. Accessed 18 Dec. 2024.
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