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minor role



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Petrovich agreed that "coal plays a minor role in Italy's power mix and this won't change going forward".

From Barron's • Mar. 31, 2026

Economic data had played only a minor role in the decline.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 4, 2026

His big-screen debut came in 1960 with a minor role in Tall Story, where he found himself working alongside Jane Fonda.

From BBC • Sep. 16, 2025

Small mammals, sometimes thought to have been an important food source, played a very minor role in her diet.

From Science Daily • Dec. 4, 2024

In the Spanish conquest of the Incas, guns played only a minor role.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond




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