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negligible

[neg-li-juh-buhl] / ˈnɛg lɪ dʒə bəl /


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Both boards said that Rana had a negligible chance of recovering and living a normal life, and that he required external support for feeding, bladder and bowel movements.

From BBC • Mar. 11, 2026

In most environments across the universe, its influence is negligible.

From Science Daily • Mar. 10, 2026

For example, whereas a distorted video or lag had a negligible impact, glitches involving sustained video loss, echoes or brief freezes were substantially more detrimental to the candidate’s likelihood of being hired.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 18, 2026

The investment portfolio is $36.9 billion, with an average yield of 4.2%, a duration of 3.35 years, and an unrealized loss of $626 million, which is negligible.

From Barron's • Jan. 23, 2026

The subprime mortgage industry Eisman once knew better than anyone on the planet had been a negligible corner of the capital markets.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis




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