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But this is a mere blip on her career.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 25, 2026

But in 2024 Ms. Harris’s margin was a mere 5.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 25, 2026

The couple split later that year and sold the home for $3.3 million mere months later.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 18, 2026

All we know of Pocognoli comes from a mere 107 senior games as manager of Union Saint-Gilloise and Monaco.

From BBC ● Aug. 17, 2026

“The wolves were a reminder that the strange curse upon the Ashtons was a mystery bigger than mere reason could overrule.”

From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood

But for now he is a jovial Irish scamp, with the merest hint of a dark streak; where Sherlock comes from money, James, as he’s called here, is at school on a scholarship.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 3, 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

Before Saturday, the atmospheric spigots of April had given us the merest trickle of moisture.

From Washington Post ● Apr. 15, 2023

The king sat with his legs crossed and the merest flicker of a smile on his lips.

From "The Whipping Boy" by Sid Fleischman