sliver

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They must avoid setting a new record if they are going to survive, with relegation rivals West Ham's 2-0 defeat at Aston Villa the sliver of hope needed on a wretched afternoon.

From BBC • Mar. 22, 2026

London was a sliver ahead, but other European stock markets dipped.

From Barron's • Mar. 20, 2026

Rep. Tony Gonzales, a Laredo Republican who represents a sliver of the city, promised that it would bring “good paying jobs,” although San Antonio Mayor Gina Ortiz Jones, argued otherwise in demanding more transparency.

From Salon • Feb. 20, 2026

Looking closely, I spied a thin black outline between the car and the building, a sliver of the car’s original background.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 16, 2026

The woman shaved off a fat sliver into a glass bowl.

From "Black Swan Green" by David Mitchell