pittance
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These withheld sums are also a pittance in relation to the states’ overall Medicaid spending.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 22, 2026
Elon Musk is paying a pittance for failing to disclose his stake in Twitter in a timely fashion.
From Barron's ● May 4, 2026
He thought he was free, but said he was kept on as a military reservist at a pittance.
From BBC ● Mar. 30, 2026
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.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 16, 2025
Capitan Victor Alicinio Pena was listed in the real estate transactions as having bought the old Gonzalez farm from the government for a pittance.
From "In the Time of the Butterflies" by Julia Alvarez
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