small-time
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It’s one thing for Mamdani supporters to imbibe “eat the rich” rhetoric, it’s another to lambaste small-time shopkeepers as greedy exploiters when they are the backbone of neighborhood food provision and cultural cohesion.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 23, 2026
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
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
Currency trading by small-time investors in Japan is more popular than it is in the U.S., experts said.
From MarketWatch • Dec. 5, 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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