most insignificant
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John Adams, the nation’s first vice president, declared the position to be “the most insignificant office that ever the invention of man contrived, or his imagination conceived.”
From Salon • Sep. 5, 2025
He said that tensions between Belgrade and Pristina are so high that even “the most insignificant event can create a situation.”
From Seattle Times • Sep. 7, 2023
“My country has in its wisdom contrived for me the most insignificant office that ever the invention of man contrived or his imagination conceived.”
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 20, 2017
Jeremy Shamos nails the earnest insecurity of Frederick Fellowes, the kind of actor who pleads to know the motivation for the most insignificant bit of business his character performs.
From New York Times • Jan. 14, 2016
On the former score, Adams had the misfortune to become the first occupant of what he described as “the most insignificant office that ever the Invention of Man contrived or his Imagination conceived.”
From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis
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