paltry
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Phil Taylor, director of the charity Open Seas, described the fine as "paltry".
From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026
Net foreign direct investment in the fiscal year that ended March 31 was a paltry $7.7 billion, down from $28 billion three years earlier.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 3, 2026
But no candidate ever had much more than a paltry 20% support; for all the heavy breathing, the race was always pretty much a multi-candidate tie.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 3, 2026
There is no single, standard definition of middle class, or upper middle class, and what counts as a hefty income in one city can feel paltry in another.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 5, 2026
"Catchpenny rogues! I will not be exchanged for such a trifle. My mere weight? A paltry treasure you could carry on a shoulder? How dare you insult me!"
From "The Whipping Boy" by Sid Fleischman
Vocabulary lists containing paltry
"The Black Cat" by Edgar Allan Poe
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