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It is also usually the closest planet to Earth in its orbit - a mere 24 million miles away at times.
From BBC ● Nov. 14, 2026
If they don’t get engaged, they will end up as mere spectators — or victims.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 13, 2026
We can embrace De Kooning’s pieces, and feel that they are neither swallowing us with a monumental totality nor serving as mere voyeuristic windows where we peer into a scene.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 6, 2026
The ticket was a mere $40 on StubHub, and I wanted to see the show.
From Slate ● Nov. 6, 2026
A thousand per day seemed like a lot of money, but it was a mere blip of the total they had to spend.
From "Millionaires for the Month" by Stacey McAnulty
Hilton has been campaigning hard, as though he has more than the merest speck of a chance of pulling an epic upset and somehow prevailing.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026
She reset to hold, then wrestled back the break, allowing herself the merest of smiles.
From Barron's ● Jan. 31, 2026
His strictly regulated factory model brooks no challenges from his workers, and he employs an enormous security force to snuff out the merest whisper of pro-union sentiment.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 29, 2026
"Lapwood's music was evocative, deploying the organ's entire range, from the merest whisper to stadium-rock pomp at full volume," he wrote.
From BBC ● Sep. 28, 2023
The soldier passed by with only the merest glance.
From "The Whipping Boy" by Sid Fleischman
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