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
His mother, Valborg, who had emigrated from St. Thomas in the Virgin Islands, worked as a domestic; his father, Walter, who had emigrated from St. Croix, was a petty officer in the U.S.
From Los Angeles Times • May 26, 2026
In 1921, a series of petty crimes swept through Southampton, England.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 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
Anyone who’s so petty and pedantic at the age of fifty-four was born that way and is never going to change.
From "The Diary of a Young Girl" by Anne Frank
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"Julius Caesar" by William Shakespeare, Act I
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