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needle

[need-l] / ˈnid l /


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The strategy allowed disco DJs to use the longer album versions, erasing the possibility that a turntable needle would drift into the next track.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 25, 2026

These have the potential to be needle movers for Nvidia if the ventures are successful.

From MarketWatch • May 18, 2026

"Instead, they think their job is to find out what different groups want, thread a needle through all the positions and assemble enough votes to get them over the line," he argues.

From BBC • May 16, 2026

I have a hard time seeing the U.S. move the needle much between here and year end—maybe by 100,000 barrels a day.

From Barron's • May 15, 2026

“Just the sight of a needle would send him facedown into a coma,” Gran said with a chuckle.

From "Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence" by Sonja Thomas




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