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little

[lit-l] / ˈlɪt l /








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“The old men in my synagogue called me ‘little rabbi,’ ” the 81-year-old recalls.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 18, 2026

District Judge Sara Ellis said she was a ‘little startled’ after seeing TV images of clashes between agents and the public during President Trump’s administration’s immigration crackdown.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 17, 2025

Australian rock-wallabies are 'little Napoleons' when it comes to compensating for small size, packing much more punch into their bite than larger relatives.

From Science Daily • Mar. 27, 2024

The seven-year-old crocodile, nicknamed 'little princess', is thought to represent a deity linked with mother earth.

From BBC • Jul. 2, 2023

His eyes slid over his ‘little family party.’

From "Johnny Tremain" by Esther Hoskins Forbes




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