needle

It could be a small needle for the governor-elect to thread.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 5, 2026

She later returned to the police to say her child had admitted to inserting the needle.

From BBC ● Nov. 4, 2026

Or maybe there’s a sense this is “old news” and won’t move the needle.

From Salon ● Nov. 3, 2026

Reports that the Walt Disney Company is poised to lay off thousands of workers didn’t seem to move the needle for its languishing stock on Tuesday.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 3, 2026

The needle is ripped from the spinning record, and I wish it hadn’t been.

From "The Light in Hidden Places" by Sharon Cameron

"There are safe disposal routes for needles but the worst place to put them is in your recycling," said Richard Dobbs, managing director of Sherborne Recycling.

From BBC ● Oct. 29, 2026

They can include muscle and joint aches, stiffness and swelling, reduced strength and pins and needles.

From BBC ● Oct. 17, 2026

Whereas the curator is obsessed with evocative details, down to the placement of embroidery needles, the rather mopey fairy tale deals purely in generalities.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026

For most, he said, the standard flu shot suffices, though he noted there are other options, including a nasal spray version — great for almost anyone with a fear of needles — and higher-dosage shots.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 8, 2026

But I still felt the pecking, like needles in my scalp.

From "Klawde: Evil Alien Warlord Cat" by Johnny Marciano and Emily Chenoweth

While the two candidates have needled each other with personal digs and insults throughout much of the campaign, they appeared to set that energy aside during the Clovis forum and even traded some compliments.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 23, 2026

Mr. Ireland indicates the uneven power dynamics involved when Leigh, though squirming at the idea, is needled into answering the same repulsive question, settling on Margaret Thatcher.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 19, 2026

During the session in 2017, he needled Rex Tillerson - urging him to describe Russian President Vladimir Putin as a war criminal which Tillerson refused to do.

From BBC ● Jan. 13, 2025

In theaters, airplanes and performance spaces, I needled my companions by demanding specific aisle seats for legroom and faster escape.

From Salon ● Dec. 30, 2023

Today their teasing needled him and seemed to betray the comradeship of the night before.

From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan

British journalist Piers Morgan, who delights in needling Australia, posted his condolences along with a prayer emoji on social media: "My thoughts with @CricketAus at this very difficult time."

From Barron's ● Feb. 17, 2026

One girl in school enjoyed needling me: “Why weren’t you in school yesterday? Oh, I bet because you were on TV.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 21, 2025

Raducanu suffered a back spasm in Strasbourg last week, using dry needling and heat therapy to help her recovery.

From BBC ● May 26, 2025

Aukerman, now with a much brasher energy, starts needling Mantzoukas, who bandies jokes back across the net.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 12, 2024

Question after needling question, that’s the Wilcox Method.

From "Black Swan Green" by David Mitchell