drop in the ocean
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Cubans have dismissed the move as a drop in the ocean of their needs.
From Barron's ● Oct. 9, 2026
"It is a drop in the ocean but every single opportunity is worth having, isn't it?"
From BBC ● Sep. 22, 2026
Let’s face it: it’s a drop in the ocean.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 23, 2026
Ian Hoskins, owner of the Ma Pub Group in northwestern Liverpool, broadly welcomed the announcement, but told Sky News it remained a "drop in the ocean".
From Barron's ● Jul. 23, 2026
The soul, as we have explained above, is an isolated drop in the ocean of cosmic life.
From The Best Psychic Stories by Various
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