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trivial

[triv-ee-uhl] / ˈtrɪv i əl /


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He needs to be in control of a situation, no matter how trivial it is.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 6, 2026

It followed what she called a "trivial argument" at their home in the south of Glasgow in July 2025.

From BBC • May 27, 2026

“Mother,” in this form, is a fake designation that the internet has twisted into something trivial.

From Salon • May 10, 2026

"There is some compensation occurring in larger insects, but it is trivial in the grand scheme of things."

From Science Daily • Apr. 25, 2026

All such news, important and trivial, was carried to the thirty, meeting secretly at the Green Dragon.

From "Johnny Tremain" by Esther Hoskins Forbes




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