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Donalds was caught filming a Real Time with Bill Maher episode in California while simultaneously casting two votes in the lower chamber, where Republicans hold a wafer-thin majority.
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Ashley Oliver, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 26 Feb. 2025
Potatoes are cut into wafer-thin slices and fried to order, rendering them remarkably crispy before being finished with a balsamic reduction, blue cheese crumbles and fresh-cut basil.
—Benjy Egel, Sacramento Bee, 2 Feb. 2025
With a small majority in the Senate, and a wafer-thin GOP advantage in the House, this is just wishful thinking on the part of Rep. Ogles.
—Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 25 Jan. 2025
Despite a wafer-thin plot, the acting (even with Heughan’s choppy Australian accent) holds the show together.
—Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 17 Jan. 2025
And in the Central Valley, Gray — a moderate Democrat and longtime Modesto lawmaker — beat GOP Rep. John Duarte by a wafer-thin margin of 187 votes.
—Laura J. Nelson, Los Angeles Times, 7 Dec. 2024
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).
—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
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Ashley Oliver, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 26 Feb. 2025
Potatoes are cut into wafer-thin slices and fried to order, rendering them remarkably crispy before being finished with a balsamic reduction, blue cheese crumbles and fresh-cut basil.
—Benjy Egel, Sacramento Bee, 2 Feb. 2025
With a small majority in the Senate, and a wafer-thin GOP advantage in the House, this is just wishful thinking on the part of Rep. Ogles.
—Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 25 Jan. 2025
Despite a wafer-thin plot, the acting (even with Heughan’s choppy Australian accent) holds the show together.
—Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 17 Jan. 2025
And in the Central Valley, Gray — a moderate Democrat and longtime Modesto lawmaker — beat GOP Rep. John Duarte by a wafer-thin margin of 187 votes.
—Laura J. Nelson, Los Angeles Times, 7 Dec. 2024
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).
—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
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“Wafer-thin.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wafer-thin. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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