faintly
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Most are extraordinarily difficult to detect, shining more than 100 million times more faintly than objects visible to the naked eye.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 2, 2026
I also believe creative people often avoid money conversations because they feel awkward, transactional or faintly vulgar.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 11, 2026
What about the faintly ludicrous figure of the foregoing 100-plus minutes was supposed to make me care about his moral compass?
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 5, 2026
The impulse to replace a deceased lawmaker with a grieving spouse, child, or other family member is faintly absurd.
From Slate ● Jul. 24, 2026
One star glimmered, faintly, in the indigo heavens.
From "Stardust" by Neil Gaiman
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