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[lit-l] / ˈlɪt l /








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Holmes has maintained that she has little money left.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 26, 2026

Borthwick has precious little time in camp with his squad before the Wallabies come to town, putting even more emphasis on established players, and established combinations.

From BBC ● Oct. 26, 2026

It was pretty interesting to see an American Express executive address it in the company’s recent earnings call, when CEO Stephen Squeri said AI may allow people “to game a little more.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 26, 2026

In principle, this approach could dramatically reduce electricity consumption, potentially allowing future computers to perform complex tasks with very little energy.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 26, 2026

In a little while, Sancho ran to the others, who were still up chatting and telling stories.

From "Adventures of Don Quixote" by Argentina Palacios

When study participants were exposed to a fictional perpetrator’s use of DARVO, they assigned less responsibility to the perpetrator and more responsibility to the victim.

From Salon ● Oct. 26, 2026

It came less than two weeks after United defender Lisandro Martinez had launched a blistering attack on the club's hierarchy for not strengthening the squad, with a particular message for Wilcox.

From BBC ● Oct. 26, 2026

Meanwhile, columnist Michael Kramer argues that investors looking for clues to the Fed’s next moves should pay less attention to interest rates and more to broader financial conditions.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 26, 2026

Smith, who is colorblind, maintains that less is more, and focuses on black-and-white photos, usually with a minimalist approach to imagery.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 26, 2026

“Even a few yards less might help us survive,” Caesar declares.

From "Will’s Race for Home" by Jewell Parker Rhodes

“If I’m here to merely protect a record,” she said later, “then I’ll pick a lesser opponent.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 20, 2026

Both have been shown unable to triumph over far lesser powers.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 18, 2026

Faded stars could scrape out a second act in B-movies and lesser studio offerings without losing the prestige of the silver screen.

From Salon ● Oct. 18, 2026

Rather than rebuild against lesser opposition following May's punishing defeat, Wardley gambled on an immediate rematch with one of the division's most destructive punchers.

From BBC ● Oct. 17, 2026

Any lesser auk might have called it quits.

From "The Very, Very Far North" by Dan Bar-el

The program included a little bit of everything, and the littler the bits, the better.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 1, 2025

"You wouldn't think there were that many places to hide but when Ramona was littler, I think she'd been in every cupboard in one of those trailers," says Drew-Honey, now 28.

From BBC ● Dec. 25, 2024

No surprise there—as the term accelerates toward a contentious finale, the tensions roiling major cases are bound to spill over into littler ones.

From Slate ● Jun. 17, 2024

The Pac-12 has been the runt of the Power Five littler for years now, which helped spur its dissolution.

From Seattle Times ● Aug. 22, 2023

“It is a whole heap littler than Ah thought.”

From "Their Eyes Were Watching God" by Zora Neale Hurston

Nearly 12,000 organizations now spend at least $100,000 a year with Anthropic, up from fewer than 1,000 a year ago.

From Barron's ● Oct. 26, 2026

But market conditions look different for at least one type of CEO—those leading private equity-backed portfolio companies.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 26, 2026

Students in Milan and Marseille and Mumbai may well return to school and be reconciled to their lives, at least for now.

From Salon ● Oct. 26, 2026

For prospective purchasers considering rental use, the marketing materials state that rentals of at least 30 days are permitted up to 12 times annually.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 26, 2026

I didn’t realize, until this moment, just how lacking I am in both, at least when it comes to the race stuff.

From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold

"We didn't abandon seatbelts because people didn't want to buckle up, and we will not flinch at holding tech companies to account when our littlest citizens are at stake."

From Barron's ● Oct. 15, 2026

The scarcity of Apple’s littlest Mac comes at a time of high interest from AI power users and a potential product refresh.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 17, 2026

"He always has time to chat with every little one and has the ability to charm even the littlest of children who may be a little shy of a big man in a red suit."

From BBC ● Dec. 22, 2024

Caiazzo was part of a research team that in 2021 reported on one with a petite diameter slightly larger than Earth's moon that boasted the greatest mass and littlest size of any known white dwarf.

From Reuters ● Jul. 21, 2023

“He is Syaudi, your littlest brother,” my mother whispered.

From "The Joy Luck Club" by Amy Tan


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