petty
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It was a petty beef arising from disrespectful comments made to someone’s girlfriend, but Tylon Hardy responded anyway.
From Salon • Jun. 2, 2026
It feels like a petty grievance—yet another example of greatness being conflated with dullness.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 18, 2026
OpenAI counters that Musk, who is now also an AI player with xAI, is motivated by petty revenge, having failed to seize majority control.
From Barron's • May 12, 2026
Most of Haymon’s 26-year legal career has been in the public defender’s office, handling juvenile and adult cases that range from petty theft to homicide.
From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2026
It has never been determined whether his assassin, a white petty criminal named James Earl Ray, acted alone, as he claimed, or as part of a conspiracy.
From "Because They Marched" by Russell Freedman
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"Julius Caesar" by William Shakespeare, Act I
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