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nit

[nit] / nɪt /
NOUN
mite
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If investors had a nit to pick with the biggest lenders, it would be with their net interest margins, which remain thin.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 15, 2026

But the Surge’s bylaws are clear that no nit be left unpicked, and so we have to quibble with his framing.

From Slate ● Jan. 17, 2026

The key is using a nit comb to remove all the lice and eggs from the hair at the end of the treatment.

From Seattle Times ● Sep. 6, 2023

If there’s a nit to be picked here, it’s one of pacing for a play in which a couple of sketches move a tad too leisurely.

From Washington Post ● Sep. 19, 2022

Eenge opmerkingen naar aanleiding van de conclusive van de neerderheid der commissie nit de Tweede Kamer der Staten-Generaal over de nitkomsten van het onderzoek betreffende de koffij kultuur op Java.

From All About Coffee by William H. (William Harrison) Ukers


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