slightest
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"Now the slightest piece of information is being turned into intelligence reports, and officers are being deployed left, right and centre."
From Barron's ● Oct. 30, 2026
“Just even the slightest performance advantage means quite a bit to them,” said Lindsey Naber, senior director of Rawlings partnership marketing.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 4, 2026
And yet the movie’s central storyline hints at writer-director Bassam Tariq’s inclination to subvert his own brooding-antihero saga, allowing room for unpredictability and the slightest whiff of impish irreverence.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 25, 2026
But curved cockpit windows are challenging to make – the slightest distortion or defect is clearly visible to the pilot.
From BBC ● Sep. 15, 2026
Every time Masvita showed the slightest willingness, a cake was thrust into her mouth.
From "A Girl Named Disaster" by Nancy Farmer
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