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Shares fell 6% Friday morning, as investors were disappointed by the slight miss.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 2026

“The eagle continues to perch and eat, and there is slight improvement in her energy,” says the center’s Eliza Cameron in the post.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 24, 2026

He has made such a significant impact despite his slight frame.

From BBC ● Jul. 23, 2026

T-Mobile left most of its full-year guidance unchanged but made a slight increase to its forecast for adjusted free cash flow, which now calls for between $18.4 billion and $18.8 billion.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 23, 2026

In spite of having the sunless complexion and slight build of a yeshiva student, Sender clung onto the cord as tenaciously as a terrier, even going so far as to bare his teeth.

From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros

This helps explain why he can’t disregard her criticism the way any normal person might shrug off slights from someone they don’t respect.

From Slate ● Jun. 11, 2026

They’re like elite athletes who use slights to fuel their pursuits of even greater achievements, instead of just brushing aside discouraging remarks.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 30, 2026

Choose to let go of harmless slights and petty conflicts.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 13, 2026

Dana releases old slights more easily; there are too many people to save to dismiss a pair of capable hands.

From Salon ● Jan. 8, 2026

It was only half a lie; Lord Tywin Lannister cared not a fig for his deformed son, but he tolerated no slights on the honor of his House.

From "A Game of Thrones" by George R.R. Martin

We’re left with a nightmare of identity that feels slighter than it should, unsure of where to point its knife.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 13, 2026

Vanity Fair's Richard Lawson was cooler on the film, commenting A Real Pain "is slighter than expected and is thus easily overwhelmed by Culkin’s high shtick".

From BBC ● Oct. 13, 2024

Wu showcases a knack for mining meaning out of the slighter essays, about her teenage job at a quaint bakery, for example, or her idiosyncratic affection for bunnies.

From Washington Post ● Oct. 2, 2022

Larger people burn more baseline calories than people who are slighter.

From Seattle Times ● Dec. 19, 2021

Whoever this was, he was slighter than Eril-Fane, and sank less deeply into the down.

From "Strange the Dreamer" by Laini Taylor

When fouls are studied like the Zapruder Film, even the slightest contact takes on proportions that countries like Sweden would simply prefer to live without.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 13, 2026

"But they haven't done any better at all, not in the slightest," she says.

From BBC ● Jul. 2, 2026

Traditional Kung Pao chicken calls for stir-fried chicken, so no, this recipe isn’t authentic in the slightest.

From Salon ● Jun. 28, 2026

The same goes for securities brokers — “The slightest doubt as to the trustworthiness of a broker’s word or commitment would put him out of business overnight.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 25, 2026

The slightest opening for him to ask me again.

From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu

Leaving a group trip where someone feels financially slighted can lead to conflict when you get back home.

From MarketWatch ● Jun. 11, 2026

In his Thursday testimony, Musk—unprompted by attorneys—began ranking the leading AI companies and slighted OpenAI along the way.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 4, 2026

"I imagine that India's leaders will feel slighted and insulted, which will further strain US-India relations," Mr Haas told the BBC.

From BBC ● Aug. 31, 2025

“That was a father. I can’t sit here and be angry or feel slighted by LeBron James in any way in that regard.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 12, 2025

And you, Laila had asked, do you feel slighted, Babi?

From "A Thousand Splendid Suns" by Khaled Hosseini

Keller and Knight were rewarded with proximity to Storrie and the best punchlines, but neither Quinn nor Jack Hughes had to indicate in any way that they had joined America’s president in slighting them.

From Salon ● Mar. 6, 2026

“They do not want to be seen as slighting China,” he said.

From Seattle Times ● Feb. 4, 2022

The slighting of Oklahoma, the forgiving of Michigan, the mystery of Cincinnati and the elevation of Michigan State made for a confusing bunch separated by margins seemingly tiny.

From Washington Post ● Nov. 2, 2021

Santee Cooper apologized in company statements, saying slighting lawmakers wasn’t their intention.

From Washington Times ● Dec. 2, 2020

I’d thought I was getting back at her for slighting me.

From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu