Thesaurus / negligible
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The fact that we are seeing negligible flu seasons in other countries, which count their flu cases differently than we do, is part of the reason why.
HOW COVID-19 ENDED FLU SEASON BEFORE IT STARTEDMAGGIE KOERTH (MAGGIE.KOERTH-BAKER@FIVETHIRTYEIGHT.COM)FEBRUARY 4, 2021FIVETHIRTYEIGHTThey pill a little bit on the inner waistband, but it’s pretty negligible, and the fleece itself is almost ridiculously plush and warm.
BLAIR BRAVERMAN'S FAVORITE SOFT WINTER GEARBLAIR BRAVERMANJANUARY 31, 2021OUTSIDE ONLINEOverall, retailers think that the percentage of consumers who do this purposefully is negligible.
“COVID WAS A HUGE CATALYST”: BRANDS LOOK TO MAINTAIN IMPROVEMENTS IN RETURNS PROCESSERIKA WHELESSJANUARY 19, 2021DIGIDAYOverall, that would still just mean budget getting reallocated so the overall impact would be negligible.
‘IT’S A VERY VOLATILE SITUATION’: ADVERTISERS PAUSE PAID SOCIAL ADVERTISING AMID D.C. CHAOSKRISTINA MONLLOSJANUARY 7, 2021DIGIDAYThe other nine states either use negligible amounts to compensate victims or do not specify whether any money goes to victims.
POLICE SAY SEIZING PROPERTY WITHOUT TRIAL HELPS KEEP CRIME DOWN. A NEW STUDY SHOWS THEY’RE WRONG.IAN MACDOUGALL FOR PROPUBLICADECEMBER 14, 2020PROPUBLICAThat rise was driven by tax filers with children, for whom benefits have gone from negligible in 1979 to $30 billion in 2016.
POLITICIANS SAY THE MIDDLE CLASS GETS A BAD DEAL FROM THE U.S. TAX SYSTEM. THEY’RE (KIND OF) WRONG.ANDREW VAN DAMDECEMBER 10, 2020WASHINGTON POSTIn fact, I believe that what we currently know is an absolutely negligible fraction of the physics that’s out there, waiting to be investigated.
CONTEMPLATING THE END OF PHYSICSROBBERT DIJKGRAAFNOVEMBER 24, 2020QUANTA MAGAZINEFor them to pay an additional 1%, Myint says, is “virtually negligible” and would contribute dramatically to costs.
THIS RESTAURANT DUO WANT A ZERO-CARBON FOOD SYSTEM. CAN IT HAPPEN?BOBBIE JOHNSONSEPTEMBER 24, 2020MIT TECHNOLOGY REVIEWHer spokeswoman, Laura Fosmire, cited statistics indicating that fraud is negligible.
AS STATES MULL EXPANDING VOTE BY MAIL, THEY’RE TURNING TO OREGON FOR ADVICELEE CLIFFORDAUGUST 24, 2020FORTUNEThat Bierce could not paint the large canvas does not make him negligible or even inconsiderable.
THE LETTERS OF AMBROSE BIERCEAMBROSE BIERCEWORDS RELATED TO NEGLIGIBLE
- beside the point
- casual
- frivolous
- frothy
- immaterial
- inconsequential
- inconsiderable
- indifferent
- insignificant
- irrelevant
- little
- low-ranking
- meaningless
- minor
- minute
- negligible
- nonessential
- nothing
- nugatory
- null
- of no account
- of no consequence
- paltry
- petty
- picayune
- second-rate
- shoestring
- slight
- trifling
- trivial
- unnecessary
- useless
- worthless
- zero
- zilch
- zip
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