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trifling

[trahy-fling] / ˈtraɪ flɪŋ /


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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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