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little people

[lit-l pee-puhl] / ˈlɪt l ˌpi pəl /
NOUN
(in folklore) small, humanlike beings
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The obvious question he did not answer was this: What did he need us little people for?

From Slate ● Sep. 20, 2026

Pate said recent Democratic wins in regional and local elections had given her "hope that the little people -- the working class — maybe are being heard."

From Barron's ● Jul. 4, 2026

Godzilla, "all the little people below are scrambling as these giants hit each other," says Federman.

From BBC ● Apr. 28, 2026

One way to understand how little people thought of these teams’ chances before the start of the season is through their preseason odds.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 10, 2025

For they are a little people, smaller than Dwarves: less stout and stocky, that is, even when they are not actually much shorter.

From "The Fellowship of the Ring" by J.R.R. Tolkien


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