scintilla
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Callaghan gives off a scintilla of Matt Damon vibes, but is his own Rudy, keeping his naive idealist free from leading-man tics.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 14, 2025
I gave up alcohol two summers ago and haven't had even a scintilla to pick it back up.
From Salon • Aug. 6, 2024
He told BBC News NI those who don't believe him "can believe whatever they like" but there was no "scintilla of evidence" that he had any "hand, act or part in it".
From BBC • Sep. 12, 2023
“When it comes to police, if there’s a scintilla of doubt they decide not to prosecute,” Morris said.
From Seattle Times • Aug. 11, 2023
A scintilla of doubt had begun to insinuate itself.
From "Endgame" by Frank Brady
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