razor-thin
adjective
chiefly US
: very small or thin
razor-thin models
He won by a razor-thin margin.
It was a razor-thin victory.
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Non-accruals are typically low, and sit at a razor-thin 0.8% at fair value right now.
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Brett Owens, Forbes, 16 Mar. 2025
In a flash, the Nuggets fell back into a three-way tie with Memphis and Houston, accentuating the razor-thin margin separating second place and a more pedestrian playoff seed.
—Bennett Durando, The Denver Post, 15 Mar. 2025
Johnson succeeds in jamming Schumer Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) set the tone for this week’s shutdown showdown, unveiling the stopgap Saturday, selling it to his conference Monday and muscling it through his razor-thin majority Tuesday.
—Mychael Schnell, The Hill, 14 Mar. 2025
However, the sources told Bloomberg that these cuts were unlikely to be accepted, given the already razor-thin margins shouldered by the suppliers, some of whom would incur a net loss with even a two-percent reduction.
—Faisal Kutty, Newsweek, 12 Mar. 2025
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Brett Owens, Forbes, 16 Mar. 2025
In a flash, the Nuggets fell back into a three-way tie with Memphis and Houston, accentuating the razor-thin margin separating second place and a more pedestrian playoff seed.
—Bennett Durando, The Denver Post, 15 Mar. 2025
Johnson succeeds in jamming Schumer Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) set the tone for this week’s shutdown showdown, unveiling the stopgap Saturday, selling it to his conference Monday and muscling it through his razor-thin majority Tuesday.
—Mychael Schnell, The Hill, 14 Mar. 2025
However, the sources told Bloomberg that these cuts were unlikely to be accepted, given the already razor-thin margins shouldered by the suppliers, some of whom would incur a net loss with even a two-percent reduction.
—Faisal Kutty, Newsweek, 12 Mar. 2025
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“Razor-thin.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/razor-thin. Accessed 25 Mar. 2025.
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