trifling
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At first blush, that may seem like a trifling concept.
From Salon ● Sep. 28, 2026
The current bout of softness is trifling compared with a complete halt in sailings.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 28, 2026
Whatever the cause, it is not some trifling oversight; this blunder undermined Ziegler’s most important legal rejoinder to the majority.
From Slate ● Nov. 26, 2025
To state the obvious, the big picture is all this is trifling and academic because the government won by a million miles, with a majority of 120.
From BBC ● Sep. 11, 2024
It would make the Grand Canyon look quaint and trifling.
From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson
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