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little people

[lit-l pee-puhl] / ˈlɪt l ˌpi pəl /
NOUN
(in folklore) small, humanlike beings
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"What can we do? We're the little people, we can't do anything but hope that the government will handle it," Melsi said.

From Barron's ● Oct. 20, 2026

The obvious question he did not answer was this: What did he need us little people for?

From Slate ● Sep. 20, 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

Grab on to his cape and don’t worry about the little people on the ground.

From Salon ● Jul. 13, 2025

High, high and away, the glaring white lights of the bridge— he thought he could see small figures there, little people moving in the white light.

From "The Voyage Of The Frog" by Gary Paulsen


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