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needle

[need-l] / ˈnid l /


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Even the commitment to campaigning can move the needle, especially for two streamers looking to recruit more talent to their ranks.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 1, 2026

The pope could keep moving the anti-AI needle, as the head of the Catholic Church often can shift public opinion.

From Barron's • May 26, 2026

The strategy allowed disco DJs to use the longer album versions, erasing the possibility that a turntable needle would drift into the next track.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 25, 2026

Quantum has the potential to move the needle on research in national security, chemistry, biochemistry, pharmaceuticals and finance — areas, Newman explained, where outcomes can be “infinitely complex.”

From MarketWatch • May 22, 2026

Anya hunched over her dress that Zvezda had torn the day before, drawing a needle and thread through the cloth to repair the tear.

From Anya and the Dragon by Sofiya Pasternack




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