picayune

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In the Ackman-verse, where the Pershing Square Capital founder has bet billions of dollars on and against companies including Hilton and Google parent Alphabet, the focus of his social media takedown might appear downright picayune.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 2026

The next-largest categories, and we think the most concerning, encompass election administration and absentee voting – often challenging mechanical, even picayune matters.

From Salon • Oct. 27, 2022

It seems clear that the NFL’s intent is to be picayune in its enforcement at the beginning of the year in the hope that players will be “scared straight.”

From Seattle Times • Sep. 24, 2021

The concerns of the Chateau — and “The Château” — feel picayune by comparison.

From Washington Post • Feb. 23, 2018

To an outsider, this torrent of picayune detail about the financial markets would have been disorienting.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis