not big
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As one former senior official says: "Vetting is a process, not a point, it's not like a test you pass or fail - it's about managing risk, not big thumbs up or down."
From BBC • Apr. 18, 2026
At 5-foot-11 and 192 pounds he’s not big for the position, and according to a school release ran the 40 in 4.46 seconds, which is fast but not blistering.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 12, 2026
From an estate-tax perspective, it makes precious little difference if your estate is not big enough to be subject to estate taxes.
From MarketWatch • Dec. 7, 2025
Ford’s Farley has conceded that, when it comes to EVs, Americans want smaller, affordable models like those sold by Chinese automakers in markets outside the U.S., and not big, pricey trucks.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 6, 2025
—The window was the merest slit in the black rock, not big enough for a man to enter....A skeletal figure was just visible through it, curled beneath a blanket....Dead, or sleeping...?
From "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" by J.K. Rowling
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