measly
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No whining about measly travel headaches with the mother of all bad-trip sagas looming on the big screen.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 8, 2026
Is our celebration of a measly 250 years of continuous operation another example of American puffery?
From Slate ● Jul. 4, 2026
His job was to erase decades of misery for the NBA’s most hapless franchise—a 21st century in which the Knicks had piled up 16 losing seasons and just one measly playoff series win.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 15, 2026
At its IPO price, shares yield 7.7%, versus a measly 1.1% for the S&P 500.
From Barron's ● Jun. 9, 2026
They talk to him as if he’s been here his whole life instead of five measly days.
From "Merci Suárez Changes Gears" by Meg Medina
He scored more points and played more minutes than anyone on the court in a game that ended 87-82, the measliest winning margin in a men’s or women’s final since 1972.
From The Guardian ● Aug. 7, 2021
She adorns the measliest note with proud individuality, and in this recording caresses and enriches works ranging from Handel's Care selve through Weber's Leise, leise to Puccini's Senza mamma.
From Time Magazine Archive
But this calf threw the measliest lot of runts you ever saw and finally Joe sold him for beef.
From The Black Fawn by James Arthur Kjelgaard
Naw, sirree-bob!" was the impolite response across the fence, "them 'bout the measliest tales they is.
From Miss Minerva and William Green Hill by Frances Boyd Calhoun
About the measliest shack there wuz in the country.
From Si Klegg, Book 2 (of 6) Thru The Stone River Campaign And In Winter Quarters At Murfreesboro by John McElroy
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Red Kayak
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Merci Suárez Changes Gears
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The Distance Between Us
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