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Efforts to make housing more affordable have so far failed to meaningfully move the needle.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 26, 2026

They called the court’s attention to Pike’s “individual physical characteristics that include, but are not limited to, Thrombocytopenia/Thrombocytosis, Bipolar disorder, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, hyperlipidemia, and small veins that make insertion of a needle difficult.”

From Slate ● Aug. 25, 2026

Even so, Li found moments to needle the party’s messaging.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 18, 2026

The argument that the right candidate can move the needle is not crazy.

From Salon ● Aug. 9, 2026

“Are merely the haystack. Designed to engage all our attention and make the needle within impossible to see.”

From "The Interrupted Tale" by Maryrose Wood

Angelinos tired of feces and needles on the sidewalks can look forward to more of the same.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 2026

On any given day, suitcases contain supplies that would accommodate a hospital operating room, including scalpels, needles and IV bags.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 12, 2026

The best place to hide needles is in a haystack.

From MarketWatch ● Jun. 10, 2026

"The moment she wakes up she cannot wait to get those knitting needles out quick enough."

From BBC ● Jun. 9, 2026

Inside were fabrics, sewing shears, a pincushion of needles, and several spools of thread.

From "Not Nothing" by Gayle Forman

Mr. Ireland indicates the uneven power dynamics involved when Leigh, though squirming at the idea, is needled into answering the same repulsive question, settling on Margaret Thatcher.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 19, 2026

During the session in 2017, he needled Rex Tillerson - urging him to describe Russian President Vladimir Putin as a war criminal which Tillerson refused to do.

From BBC ● Jan. 13, 2025

Anthony Munoz, the future Hall of Fame offensive tackle, remembers his coach sticking up for him at training table in the late 1970s when teammates playfully needled him about his long hair.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 12, 2024

In theaters, airplanes and performance spaces, I needled my companions by demanding specific aisle seats for legroom and faster escape.

From Salon ● Dec. 30, 2023

“Take something that’s a bigger challenge,” Rabi needled Livingston.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik

After graduating, she began practicing conventional Western medicine at a clinic by day, and needling animals in their living rooms on evenings and weekends.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 17, 2026

Best known as one-half of reality TV’s most polarizing couple on “The Hills,” Pratt built a reputation as a needling instigator, often leaning into the role of villain with annoying enthusiasm.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 26, 2026

British journalist Piers Morgan, who delights in needling Australia, posted his condolences along with a prayer emoji on social media: "My thoughts with @CricketAus at this very difficult time."

From Barron's ● Feb. 17, 2026

Dry needling is a treatment for pain and movement issues involving the insertion of tiny needles into the body.

From BBC ● Dec. 12, 2025

She’d heard somewhere that it was possible to cook an egg on a car or cement if it was hot enough outside, and she’d been needling Kaori about it ever since.

From "Hello, Universe" by Erin Entrada Kelly