small-time
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It was small-time stuff until after the Civil War, when the railroads reached south and the fruit sold north.
From Slate • Apr. 20, 2026
Dick, the Toronto-based founder of Triple D Trading, is a small-time market maker in S&P 500 stocks before the opening bell.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 23, 2026
With a love triangle between two living parties and a dead guy, custody disagreements and a few other small-time secrets, Hoover has essentially perfected the recipe for the modern melodrama.
From Salon • Mar. 19, 2026
Imagine if, instead of losing to the Irish during a rainy October evening, the Trojans played a small-time opponent that night at the Coliseum.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 7, 2025
It used to be small-time stuff like costume jewelry for his mother and candy bars and newspapers.
From "The Pigman" by Paul Zindel
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