scintilla

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If you’re human and have a scintilla of emotional and social intelligence, then you know that psychological and emotional suffering are serious and lead to real-world personal and social dysfunction.

From Salon • Sep. 20, 2025

In sentencing Armstrong, Mr Justice McAlinden said that he had not shown "one scintilla of remorse or regret" for his actions.

From BBC • Oct. 24, 2024

“When it comes to police, if there’s a scintilla of doubt they decide not to prosecute,” Morris said.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 11, 2023

“There is not a scintilla of evidence supporting the scandalous allegations that the Church harassed the accusers,” she wrote in an e-mail to The Times.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 7, 2023

A scintilla of doubt had begun to insinuate itself.

From "Endgame" by Frank Brady