lesser

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Brokers and agents get paid commissions for each new Medicare Advantage subscriber they sign up, and a lesser amount for renewals.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 24, 2026

“Rumanes was, simply put, promised one job and forced to accept another. And then he was cut loose for insisting on doing that lesser job with integrity and honesty,” according to the lawsuit.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 23, 2026

It could have come to life as a lesser kind of Ferrari, a diminished derivative of one of the company’s mainline GT cars, with a turbocharged V8 under the hood.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 18, 2026

Bloom Energy stock was up 8.3% following the deal, while Meta Platforms and CoreWeave had lesser gains.

From Barron's • Apr. 9, 2026

Behind them came a parade of animals and lesser fighting men.

From "Tiger, Tiger" by Lynne Reid Banks