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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
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
When Steinbeck first introduced Cathy Ames to the public in 1952, and when Elia Kazan brought his version to the screen three years later, we were only allowed the slightest glimpse into her soul.
From Salon ● Oct. 3, 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
I glance around at the shadows and cobwebs and the windowpane that rattles with even the slightest hush of a breeze.
From "King and the Dragonflies" by Kacen Callender
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