negligible

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However, Swanson says that swapping those for recycled materials outputs a relatively negligible difference in emissions impact, largely due to the process behind producing them.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 5, 2026

Gallrein has been a negligible presence on the campaign trail.

From Slate • May 19, 2026

For the broader public, not directly involved in this cruise ship, "the risk here is really negligible", Prof May adds.

From BBC • May 7, 2026

Despite this, the impact of a U.S. pullout would be “mainly relevant locally but negligible at the national level,” said Moritz Schularick, president of the Kiel Institute for the World Economy, a think tank.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 30, 2026

In other areas, though, that role of cereals was taken over or shared by roots and tubers, which were of negligible importance in the ancient Fertile Crescent and China.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond