needle

The argument that the right candidate can move the needle is not crazy.

From Salon ● Aug. 9, 2026

"You've got spare garments because companies change their logos or they have discontinued items, sometimes a needle breaks in the machine and the logo is ruined and you can't sell it," he said.

From BBC ● Aug. 5, 2026

Searching among 950 million trees scattered across mountains and deep valleys was like looking for a needle in a haystack.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 4, 2026

But their new ventures will also do little to move the needle for the foreseeable future.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 31, 2026

For the Coast Guard, the Rum War was less a game of cat and mouse and more a case of a needle in a haystack.

From "The Woman All Spies Fear" by Amy Butler Greenfield

Angelinos tired of feces and needles on the sidewalks can look forward to more of the same.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 2026

If you don't like needles, the tablet may be a better option for you.

From BBC ● Jul. 6, 2026

The best place to hide needles is in a haystack.

From MarketWatch ● Jun. 10, 2026

The three movements include “an invocation to hands that weave”; “a meeting of foams, needles, songs, threats and pulsations”; and what Negrón calls “an archipelago of resonances and possibilities.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 3, 2026

But I still felt the pecking, like needles in my scalp.

From "Klawde: Evil Alien Warlord Cat" by Johnny Marciano and Emily Chenoweth

Mr. Ireland indicates the uneven power dynamics involved when Leigh, though squirming at the idea, is needled into answering the same repulsive question, settling on Margaret Thatcher.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 19, 2026

Women on the jury bristled when Meta attorney Andrew Stanner needled Kaley’s former therapist over her credentials during a tense cross examination on Wednesday — “You have a master’s degree, right?”

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 27, 2026

During the July 2025 interview, there were some tense moments: Owens needled Fuentes over why he hadn’t married and started a family.

From Salon ● Jan. 2, 2026

During the session in 2017, he needled Rex Tillerson - urging him to describe Russian President Vladimir Putin as a war criminal which Tillerson refused to do.

From BBC ● Jan. 13, 2025

Today their teasing needled him and seemed to betray the comradeship of the night before.

From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan

After graduating, she began practicing conventional Western medicine at a clinic by day, and needling animals in their living rooms on evenings and weekends.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 17, 2026

British journalist Piers Morgan, who delights in needling Australia, posted his condolences along with a prayer emoji on social media: "My thoughts with @CricketAus at this very difficult time."

From Barron's ● Feb. 17, 2026

Dry needling is a treatment for pain and movement issues involving the insertion of tiny needles into the body.

From BBC ● Dec. 12, 2025

Benji is caustic, needling and selfish — the kind of guy who hogs the window seat, the shower and everyone’s attention.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 26, 2025

He was still mostly unencumbered by those needling questions of existence and self- consciousness.

From "Native Speaker" by Chang-rae Lee