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[lit-l] / ˈlɪt l /








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So it kind of set me off a little bit.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 27, 2026

During the women's speeches, the three Alexander brothers showed little emotion.

From BBC ● Oct. 27, 2026

Volkswagen and BMW were both down a little over two percent.

From Barron's ● Oct. 27, 2026

The second high in RSI is a little bit higher than the first peak, at 76.35, even as prices were quite a bit higher.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 27, 2026

The chill in the air does little to dampen the energy of the crowd.

From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold

The buildup comes less than a year after Ecuadorans voted against allowing foreign military bases, and has prompted questions from even within the highest ranks of Ecuador's armed forces.

From Barron's ● Oct. 27, 2026

Anduril Industries makes unmanned jet fighters and robot submarines, but it will soon begin manufacturing something less exotic: laptop computers.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 27, 2026

But I would encourage your readers to think about crypto less as an alternative asset and ultimately as new architecture.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 27, 2026

“I can name this song, ‘Don’t Chart, it’s gon’ chart,” she brags on her new track, making it clear how much respect she’s earned and that anything less is unacceptable.

From Salon ● Oct. 27, 2026

We know she was less than five feet tall and fewer than one hundred pounds, yet tough enough to cross battlefields as bullets rained around her.

From "At Last She Stood" by Erin Entrada Kelly

“If I’m here to merely protect a record,” she said later, “then I’ll pick a lesser opponent.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 20, 2026

Faded stars could scrape out a second act in B-movies and lesser studio offerings without losing the prestige of the silver screen.

From Salon ● Oct. 18, 2026

Policy wonks are not typically famous: If they are, that fame is restricted to a league of Beltway professionals—famous in the way that really good brain surgeons are famous to other, presumably lesser brain surgeons.

From Slate ● Oct. 15, 2026

But analysts at JPMorgan Chase wrote in a note last week that current market valuations for commercial insurers and, to a lesser extent, reinsurers, reflect “returns which are not necessarily sustainable.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 13, 2026

“The younger genies are close to being all-powerful, but are forced by their elders to learn humility through service to lesser beings, usually humans.”

From "Half Upon a Time" by James Riley

Though Disneyland Park’s littler and much younger sibling, the park has grown into a respectable offering, one that ranks among my favorite Disney parks in North America.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 24, 2026

"You wouldn't think there were that many places to hide but when Ramona was littler, I think she'd been in every cupboard in one of those trailers," says Drew-Honey, now 28.

From BBC ● Dec. 25, 2024

The new paper adds an additional seven dark comets to the list, including bigger ones that inhabit the outer solar system and littler ones that remain in the inner solar system.

From Salon ● Dec. 18, 2024

No surprise there—as the term accelerates toward a contentious finale, the tensions roiling major cases are bound to spill over into littler ones.

From Slate ● Jun. 17, 2024

The thought of handing down her Swanburne uniform to an even littler girl made Cassiopeia feel thrillingly grown-up.

From "The Interrupted Tale" by Maryrose Wood

In the past, the band had posted about Ghouls’ Day Out on its official Instagram account, which led Gomez and Perez to believe at least someone in its team was aware of their event.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 27, 2026

Actually identifying the vast majority of doctors who facilitate abortions would be challenging, to say the least.

From Slate ● Oct. 27, 2026

At the very least, RSI is saying there’s no reason to rush to buy at current levels.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 27, 2026

Unchanged 2026 net interest income guidance of at least $46 billion might disappoint against expectations of around $47 billion, JPM says.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 27, 2026

It seemed like the least we could do for her first day.

From "The Teacher’s Funeral" by Richard Peck

"We didn't abandon seatbelts because people didn't want to buckle up, and we will not flinch at holding tech companies to account when our littlest citizens are at stake."

From Barron's ● Oct. 15, 2026

The scarcity of Apple’s littlest Mac comes at a time of high interest from AI power users and a potential product refresh.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 17, 2026

Charton, a contributor for the Financial Times, has not yet publicly addressed the arrival of their littlest one.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 5, 2025

"It's the littlest things that can trigger you. Even cutting a piece of fruit with a knife or seeing blood can be triggering; just normal, mundane things," she said.

From BBC ● Aug. 20, 2025

But no one joined in, and Penelope gently guided her littlest pupil to sit down again.

From "The Interrupted Tale" by Maryrose Wood


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