slightly
Example Sentences
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Further west, viewers may have slightly longer before the moon disappears.
From BBC ● Aug. 27, 2026
“FY27 guidance also broadly better than market expected across the board, with Wodgina a strong beat on volume and costs, and capex slightly better on a like-for-like basis,” it says.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 27, 2026
There was only one slightly awkward question: Where, exactly, was all this bargain beef coming from?
From Salon ● Aug. 27, 2026
Inflation is forecast to cool slightly to 2.7% overall in 2026 and then 2.3% in 2027.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 27, 2026
At the very end of the passageway was a door, slightly ajar with light spilling out.
From "The Very, Very Far North" by Dan Bar-el
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