slightest

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America may have empowered the president to give the capital a case of Mar-a-Lago face, but the city’s inhabitants get only the slightest of say in federal matters.

From Slate • May 18, 2026

All too often this campaign, the slightest of setbacks has appeared to derail Liverpool when things had been going well - a far cry from the "mentality monsters" Klopp lauded during his time in charge.

From BBC • Apr. 4, 2026

It’s a medicated but functioning limbo that Peet, in one of her best roles, conveys without the slightest trace of pity but with a coursing, wryly emotional intelligence that always reveals the sadness fueling it.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026

The slightest hint of conflict sends him marching off in a silent funk, actually.

From Salon • Mar. 8, 2026

Tipsters with the slightest connection to the twelve-day search for Lincoln’s killer tried to get their piece of the reward.

From "Chasing Lincoln's Killer" by James L. Swanson