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Against that backdrop, a slight shift in sentiment or questions about spending can significantly impact shares, he told MarketWatch.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 15, 2026

While representing a slight improvement from the second quarter's 4.3 percent, the reading would fall short of the government's target for this year of 4.5-5.0 percent -- itself the lowest goal in decades.

From Barron's ● Oct. 15, 2026

Official figures showed the economy expanded by 0.1% in the month, defying analysts' expectations of a slight contraction.

From BBC ● Oct. 15, 2026

It was just the brain having a slight mouthful reaction.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 14, 2026

He grinned at her, a slight gap in his teeth.

From "The Marvellers" by Dhonielle Clayton

Google researchers have worried internally about how Gemini models have fueled user delusions and advised about social relationships in a way that amplifies slights and overpraises, which can be dangerous for children.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026

But Diarra’s tendency to fixate on small details and slights eventually cracked the case.

From Salon ● Aug. 1, 2026

This helps explain why he can’t disregard her criticism the way any normal person might shrug off slights from someone they don’t respect.

From Slate ● Jun. 11, 2026

"An overwhelming picture has emerged of your rage, anger, and volatility", said the judge, adding that George had a "pronounced temper" which could be sparked by trivial matters and "perceived slights".

From BBC ● Jun. 9, 2026

He thinks of little cruelties, small slights, minor snubs.

From "The Cruel Prince" by Holly Black

Whoever was appointed into such a high profile post would have faced scrutiny and Jason Arday had a slighter research track record than some others in the field.

From BBC ● Aug. 15, 2026

Drake has a beautiful voice, but her Ali is slighter than that of Maleah Joi Moon, who won a Tony for her Broadway debut performance.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 30, 2026

Wu showcases a knack for mining meaning out of the slighter essays, about her teenage job at a quaint bakery, for example, or her idiosyncratic affection for bunnies.

From Washington Post ● Oct. 2, 2022

Originally programmed in 1987 by George Lewis, the composer, performer and computer-music pioneer, Voyager’s discography is slighter than Mitchell’s, but likewise thrilling.

From New York Times ● Aug. 22, 2022

Instead a slighter and far more welcome figure was chasing after me.

From "The Shakespeare Stealer" by Gary L. Blackwood

“Just even the slightest performance advantage means quite a bit to them,” said Lindsey Naber, senior director of Rawlings partnership marketing.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 4, 2026

"I don't feel prepared in the slightest and I don't feel safe," she added.

From BBC ● Sep. 30, 2026

"Even the slightest insights from an out-of-equilibrium physics model will guide us in the future."

From Science Daily ● Sep. 26, 2026

However, the film does have its limitations when it comes to the other wildlife, all digitally created and the CGI isn’t convincing in the slightest.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 24, 2026

He wore loud ties, and said outrageous things without the slightest apparent awareness of how they might sound if repeated unsympathetically.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis

He also shared times that fun moments have gone sour, such as feeling slighted by a friend who profited from selling him a boat.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 12, 2026

Leaving a group trip where someone feels financially slighted can lead to conflict when you get back home.

From MarketWatch ● Jun. 11, 2026

That plan began with repairing relationships in the local recruiting scene, many of whom had felt slighted by USC.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 3, 2025

Both unions rushed to smooth the waters after the column appeared, but the feeling of being slighted remains.

From BBC ● Feb. 7, 2025

They chatted, they laughed, and Citra found herself feeling slighted that Rowan hadn’t even sought her out.

From "Scythe" by Neal Shusterman

While having a drink in a bar shortly after arriving in Venezuela, he carelessly made a slighting comment about Simón Bolívar.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 8, 2026

Keller and Knight were rewarded with proximity to Storrie and the best punchlines, but neither Quinn nor Jack Hughes had to indicate in any way that they had joined America’s president in slighting them.

From Salon ● Mar. 6, 2026

ESPN’s Stephen A. Smith says LeBron James confronted him at Thursday’s Lakers game over slighting Bronny, with the NBA star ‘making sure I mind what I say about his son.’

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 7, 2025

The slighting of Oklahoma, the forgiving of Michigan, the mystery of Cincinnati and the elevation of Michigan State made for a confusing bunch separated by margins seemingly tiny.

From Washington Post ● Nov. 2, 2021

I’d thought I was getting back at her for slighting me.

From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu