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[lit-l] / ˈlɪt l /








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The stock was little changed in late trading immediately following the company’s report.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 2, 2026

"I fear a little for Newcastle," former Liverpool and England defender Jamie Carragher said on Sky Sports.

From BBC ● Nov. 2, 2026

And if you dig a little further, you can cut your portfolio risk and boost returns while still participating in the AI trend.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 2, 2026

The co-founders, meanwhile, will hold 50.1 percent of shareholder voting power through a single special share, leaving investors who buy on the market little say over the company's direction.

From Barron's ● Nov. 2, 2026

“The little girl turned to him and said, ‘Police help people.’

From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold

“And then that leaves you more susceptible to selling, because there’s less dry powder to buy dips,” he added.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 3, 2026

I don’t want them to be less silly.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 2, 2026

Singapore also says the reduction, which amounts to less than 2% of its total daily demand, will have little impact on its gas supply.

From BBC ● Nov. 2, 2026

Marvell’s data-center segment made up less than 10% of its revenue in 2016, but now comprises the majority and is its leading growth engine.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 2, 2026

The booming of the bombs was less frequent and farther away as Betsie put on the water.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom

Especially when led authoritatively by Ms. Hurlin as Titania and Daniel Camargo as Oberon, with all the lesser characters in rapport, this “Dream” was a marvel of Ashton’s theatrical-ballet savvy.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 2, 2026

“If I’m here to merely protect a record,” she said later, “then I’ll pick a lesser opponent.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 20, 2026

Faded stars could scrape out a second act in B-movies and lesser studio offerings without losing the prestige of the silver screen.

From Salon ● Oct. 18, 2026

Rather than rebuild against lesser opposition following May's punishing defeat, Wardley gambled on an immediate rematch with one of the division's most destructive punchers.

From BBC ● Oct. 17, 2026

But be it known that I have now sworn him to my service, and he shall be known as Peregrin son of Paladin and taught the lesser pass-words.

From "The Return of the King" by J.R.R. Tolkien

The program included a little bit of everything, and the littler the bits, the better.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 1, 2025

"You wouldn't think there were that many places to hide but when Ramona was littler, I think she'd been in every cupboard in one of those trailers," says Drew-Honey, now 28.

From BBC ● Dec. 25, 2024

The new paper adds an additional seven dark comets to the list, including bigger ones that inhabit the outer solar system and littler ones that remain in the inner solar system.

From Salon ● Dec. 18, 2024

No surprise there—as the term accelerates toward a contentious finale, the tensions roiling major cases are bound to spill over into littler ones.

From Slate ● Jun. 17, 2024

“It’s what I say in my head, though. Especially when I feel lonely. See my mom’s the littler one who’s smilin’.

From "We Were Here" by Matt De La Peña

Another brutal day for tech stocks left the Nasdaq-100 index in correction territory on Monday — marking its third drop of at least 10% from a recent peak this year.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 3, 2026

But in one of his boldest and strangest films—and, in its day, one of his least heralded—he marshaled his gifts for gigantism to tell a story of intimate scale.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 2, 2026

Grocery stores in at least seven European countries saw temperatures in their cold cases soar on Monday, with several confirming they had been hit by a cyberattack similar to one three weeks ago in France.

From Barron's ● Nov. 2, 2026

Cranes shifted the carriages as police and soldiers picked through the wreckage strewn down the gravel slope where at least three train carriages were tossed by the impact.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 2, 2026

Once upon a time we were, at least.

From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith

"We didn't abandon seatbelts because people didn't want to buckle up, and we will not flinch at holding tech companies to account when our littlest citizens are at stake."

From Barron's ● Oct. 15, 2026

The scarcity of Apple’s littlest Mac comes at a time of high interest from AI power users and a potential product refresh.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 17, 2026

"It's the littlest things that can trigger you. Even cutting a piece of fruit with a knife or seeing blood can be triggering; just normal, mundane things," she said.

From BBC ● Aug. 20, 2025

When the library shoot was delayed, for example, the studio teachers staged an impromptu “pet show” for the littlest kids.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 6, 2024

With the cutest, littlest, boyish smirk, you asked, “What was that for?”

From "Thirteen Reasons Why" by Jay Asher


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