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trivial

[triv-ee-uhl] / ˈtrɪv i əl /


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Most of these alterations are trivial, although one major change, coming near the end, is a very bad idea.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 6, 2026

I know from my decades of work in public health—including at the nation’s largest health department and public hospital system—how often communication is treated as a final, trivial step.

From Slate ● Aug. 27, 2026

Bizarrely, he insists on more contact tracing, as if oblivious to the fact that identified cases are a trivial proportion of the true pandemic.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 2026

It may seem trivial, but clothes do matter in politics.

From BBC ● Jul. 19, 2026

Reyna waved her hand as if the question was trivial.

From "The Mark of Athena" by Rick Riordan




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