paltry
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It still was far from their worst defensive showing of the season, and mostly they couldn’t claw their way back with a paltry 30.8% from the field.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 3, 2026
Then, one day in July 2022, the Knicks signed an undersized point guard named Jalen Brunson to a relatively paltry $104 million contract.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 2, 2026
Prisoners were allowed to slowly build up the paltry offerings of its libraries.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 23, 2026
Against Ireland a fortnight ago, England made 16 visits to the opposition 22, but returned with a relatively paltry 21 points.
From BBC • Mar. 7, 2026
If Papa- Nnukwu minded that his son sent him impersonal, paltry amounts of money through a driver, he didn’t show it.
From "Purple Hibiscus" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
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