little people
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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
Lyonne isn’t riding a “new wave,” she’s surfing a tsunami, and she’s too high up to notice all of the little people whose careers are in jeopardy for the sake of cheaper, less artful filmmaking.
From Salon • Jun. 29, 2025
"I have the problem that it’s not Putin that persecuted me but those little people I lived in the same city with," she says.
From BBC • Oct. 6, 2024
Most notably, the bandits, who were played by little people in the movie, led by the great David Rappaport and including Kenny Baker, the man inside R2-D2, are full-sized actors here.
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 24, 2024
Ever since she was little, people called her a musical prodigy.
From "Shine!" by J.J. and Chris Grabenstein
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