trivial
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She called the emails “casual correspondence” and stated, “My polite reply to her email doesn’t amount to anything more than a trivial note.”
From Salon • Apr. 10, 2026
The BBC was shown evidence by Nick of how TikTok rated some relatively trivial cases involving politicians as a higher priority for review by the safety team than several cases involving harm to teenagers.
From BBC • Mar. 16, 2026
The literary breaches, while trivial, highlight a reality that has become all too clear: There’s an inverse correlation between power and proper punctuation.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 11, 2026
Yes, it’s upsetting to know that your boss is talking to others about something as trivial as your clothing.
From MarketWatch • Feb. 28, 2026
However, that translates into an average expansion of only 8 miles per year, a trivial feat for a hunter-gatherer likely to cover that distance even within a single day’s normal foraging.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
Vocabulary lists containing trivial
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