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slight

adjective as in thin, small in build

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Thune’s elevation signals a slight but meaningful check on the incoming MAGAfication of the federal government.

From Slate

That marked a slight uptick from 2.4% the month before, as housing and food costs marched higher.

From BBC

Democrats for years had a slight voter registration advantage over Republicans in this affluent coastal district, which includes Costa Mesa, Huntington Beach, Irvine, Newport Beach and Seal Beach.

The exact moment of the winter solstice varies from year to year due to a slight misalignment between the Gregorian calendar and the actual rate of the Earth’s rotation around the Sun, but it usually falls on 21 or 22 December.

From BBC

But when I made the decision that I was going to not support that platform because of the ownership, within a week or two, I noticed a slight difference in my temperament and in my peace.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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