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That’s a pittance compared to what many Americans shell out if they’re insured through their employer, even accounting for the fact that employer plans tend to be superior in their choices and coverage.

Spotify has long been criticized by musicians, songwriters and artists’ rights groups, who have accused the company of paying a pittance to most of the working artists whose songs appear on its platform.

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Months later he return to his home region as a member of the British expedition, paid a daily pittance of just a few Nepali rupee coins.

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For years, the Pentagon has procured a pittance of missiles, hovering around the minimum sustainment rate.

The money was a pittance, she says, adding that she used some of it to buy milk and nappies. 

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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