negligible
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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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