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[flim-zee] / ˈflɪm zi /




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In the end, all that’s left is another thinly written woman in horror, camouflaged by tongue-in-cheek jokes and flimsy progressive ideas.

From Salon • Jun. 4, 2026

But Rollins remained dismissive of the band, telling the New York Times decades later that he regarded the Stones’ music as a flimsy simulacra of work by Black artists.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 26, 2026

But the flimsy resume could explain, Spencer, why you’ve been taking so many social media-fueled potshots at Bass without offering anything of substance.

From Los Angeles Times • May 23, 2026

They have dropped off their usual level, and they look a bit flimsy to me.

From BBC • Apr. 23, 2026

“He must have come up the mountain trying to get back home, and he ran out across the pool cover without realizing it was flimsy plastic,” Akira said.

From "Two Degrees" by Alan Gratz




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