needle
Example Sentences
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Huang moved the needle slightly on the first question last week.
From MarketWatch • May 21, 2026
But give most robots a needle and thread, and they would probably come undone.
From BBC • May 18, 2026
I have a hard time seeing the U.S. move the needle much between here and year end—maybe by 100,000 barrels a day.
From Barron's • May 15, 2026
“And it is a needle in the haystack.”
From Salon • May 14, 2026
“You picked haystacks because finding a rendezvous point’s like finding a needle in a haystack?”
From "City Spies" by James Ponti
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Sewing Away
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