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lesser

[les-er] / ˈlɛs ər /


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Faded stars could scrape out a second act in B-movies and lesser studio offerings without losing the prestige of the silver screen.

From Salon ● Oct. 18, 2026

Policy wonks are not typically famous: If they are, that fame is restricted to a league of Beltway professionals—famous in the way that really good brain surgeons are famous to other, presumably lesser brain surgeons.

From Slate ● Oct. 15, 2026

But analysts at JPMorgan Chase wrote in a note last week that current market valuations for commercial insurers and, to a lesser extent, reinsurers, reflect “returns which are not necessarily sustainable.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 13, 2026

Pike's lawyers are seeking to have Pike's death sentence commuted to a lesser punishment of life in prison without parole.

From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2026

But lesser failures of coherence are among the commonest flaws in writing.

From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker


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