petty
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His mother, Valborg, who had emigrated from St. Thomas in the Virgin Islands, worked as a domestic; his father, Walter, who had emigrated from St. Croix, was a petty officer in the U.S.
From Los Angeles Times • May 26, 2026
In 1921, a series of petty crimes swept through Southampton, England.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026
Drake turns the frigid, isolated mansion rap that’s become his trademark toward relitigating the last half-decade of petty squabbles and minor slights.
From Salon • May 21, 2026
"There was still humour, good food, movies, school, petty fights, and romance. To suggest otherwise is to reduce a culture to its trauma," she said.
From BBC • May 19, 2026
“I may have lived but for one petty and meager lifetime, but for over three hundred years since, I have desired one thing, that what is rightfully mine to be returned to me at last.”
From "Night Owls" by A.R. Vishny
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