negligible

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So while driving Indy cars 177 miles in a circle may seem wasteful during a gas crunch, Sunday’s race will have a negligible affect on the price and availability of fuel at service stations.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 16, 2026

Normally, this one-month difference is negligible, said John Paisie, president of Stratas Advisors.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 13, 2026

Samsung said the purpose of the pilot is to explore whether ads relevant to home chores can be useful to owners, and that overall pushback has been negligible.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 23, 2026

"But it is interesting to note that the more adaptable pinks have proven less popular than we might have assumed, and green and red varieties negligible, highlighting the importance in maintaining cultivated diversity in gardens."

From BBC • Mar. 5, 2026

The subprime mortgage industry Eisman once knew better than anyone on the planet had been a negligible corner of the capital markets.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis