minor

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The strike is scheduled to continue until Monday and Gloucestershire patients have been warned Cheltenham General Hospital's A&E will operate until then as a minor injuries unit between 08:00 and 20:00.

From BBC • Apr. 7, 2026

Trekkers were also pressured into airlifts even for minor illnesses, according to the chargesheet.

From Barron's • Apr. 7, 2026

The agency found almost all reported crashes involved minor property damage with no injuries, occurring in a fraction of 1% of sessions.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 6, 2026

It may seem minor at first, but even small disturbances can build up over time and interfere with the entire sequence.

From Science Daily • Apr. 6, 2026

So what if I’d had a minor “mad scientist” malfunction?

From "Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence" by Sonja Thomas