needle

Tape it down over the square and use a pin or needle to poke a hole in the middle of the foil.

From BBC ● Aug. 11, 2026

And it almost certainly won’t move the needle.

From Slate ● Aug. 11, 2026

The argument that the right candidate can move the needle is not crazy.

From Salon ● Aug. 9, 2026

But their new ventures will also do little to move the needle for the foreseeable future.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 31, 2026

She held it, as carefully as if it were alive, and watched the needle spin a full circle, until it pointed back up the cliff, back exactly the way she had come.

From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell

This one, though, involved permanent ink and needles.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 31, 2026

Angelinos tired of feces and needles on the sidewalks can look forward to more of the same.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 2026

Jurors were told she had sought alternatives to her insulin medication because of her vegetarianism and fear of needles.

From BBC ● Jul. 24, 2026

So, go ahead, keep NBA schedule-makers on pins and needles.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 22, 2026

I jump to my feet, which is easier said than done with one leg all pins and needles.

From "Keeping Pace" by Laurie Morrison

Mr. Ireland indicates the uneven power dynamics involved when Leigh, though squirming at the idea, is needled into answering the same repulsive question, settling on Margaret Thatcher.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 19, 2026

During the July 2025 interview, there were some tense moments: Owens needled Fuentes over why he hadn’t married and started a family.

From Salon ● Jan. 2, 2026

During the session in 2017, he needled Rex Tillerson - urging him to describe Russian President Vladimir Putin as a war criminal which Tillerson refused to do.

From BBC ● Jan. 13, 2025

Washington artists used mind-bending jazz experimentations to question deep-seated social and economic systems, and needled billionaire tech villains through hummable punk bops.

From Seattle Times ● Dec. 23, 2023

Today their teasing needled him and seemed to betray the comradeship of the night before.

From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan

After graduating, she began practicing conventional Western medicine at a clinic by day, and needling animals in their living rooms on evenings and weekends.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 17, 2026

Best known as one-half of reality TV’s most polarizing couple on “The Hills,” Pratt built a reputation as a needling instigator, often leaning into the role of villain with annoying enthusiasm.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 26, 2026

British journalist Piers Morgan, who delights in needling Australia, posted his condolences along with a prayer emoji on social media: "My thoughts with @CricketAus at this very difficult time."

From Barron's ● Feb. 17, 2026

That’s when the needling kicked into a higher gear.

From Salon ● Sep. 11, 2024

We both waited to see if Gracus would lash out at this last bit of needling.

From "The Many Assassinations of Samir, the Seller of Dreams" by Daniel Nayeri