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tad

[tad] / tæd /


NOUN
milquetoast
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The dollar index DXY is a tad higher, while gold futures GC00 are trading around $4.670 an ounce.

From MarketWatch • May 11, 2026

Can’t wait to see what Smith wears on the big day — hopefully it will be a tad less weighty.

From Los Angeles Times • May 6, 2026

Its target rises a tad to A$13.55 from A$13.50.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 20, 2026

The crash in the race wasn't his fault but perhaps he could have judged his overspeed a tad better - easy for me to say.

From BBC • Mar. 29, 2026

“Got a bit held up dropping some cargo in Queens, you know, and then what with the riots and all we was a tad cautious on the return.”

From "Dactyl Hill Squad" by Daniel José Older




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