scintilla
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This was, in many ways, a continuation of the fretfulness of Thursday, but against an opponent that had only a scintilla of Greece's ability.
From BBC • Oct. 12, 2025
You can most certainly ring in the New Year with a glass in your hand that doesn't have a scintilla of liquor — and still have a positively magnificent time.
From Salon • Dec. 31, 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
“There is not a scintilla of evidence supporting the scandalous allegations that the Church harassed the accusers,” she wrote in an e-mail to The Times.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 7, 2023
A scintilla of doubt had begun to insinuate itself.
From "Endgame" by Frank Brady
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