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"Now the slightest piece of information is being turned into intelligence reports, and officers are being deployed left, right and centre."
From Barron's ● Oct. 30, 2026
St. Clair simply calls him a “nuke,” one that might readily self-detonate at the slightest bruising of his self-image.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 9, 2026
Ciara and her partner Lewis had to become experts in the rare genetic disorder, which causes skin to tear or blister at the slightest touch.
From BBC ● Oct. 4, 2026
“An intuitive emotional reaction to the slightest possibility of an animal,” Mr. Bond writes, “would have considerably increased their chances of survival.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026
Tipsters with the slightest connection to the twelve-day search for Lincoln’s killer tried to get their piece of the reward.
From "Chasing Lincoln's Killer" by James L. Swanson
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