minor
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In Changzhi, local authorities last year fined the Liushenyu coal mine, the site of Friday’s deadly explosion, citing two minor safety problems, government records show.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 23, 2026
Paz's government accuses Morales, who attempted a comeback last year despite being wanted on charges of trafficking a minor, of fomenting the current unrest.
From Barron's • May 22, 2026
Drake turns the frigid, isolated mansion rap that’s become his trademark toward relitigating the last half-decade of petty squabbles and minor slights.
From Salon • May 21, 2026
One firefighter and one civilian sustained minor injuries in the Verona fire and were transported to a hospital for treatment.
From Los Angeles Times • May 20, 2026
I was merely along for the ride—very precariously, as it turned out—which reminded me once again how really minor man can be when it comes to competing for space and time and food.
From This Side of Wild by Gary Paulsen
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