sliver
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She’s fighting to hold on to a sliver of the Lakers—against five of Jerry Buss’ other children.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 19, 2026
An announcement from Pakistan's defence minister that the two were "close to some sort of arrangement" provided a sliver of hope Tuesday, though that later faded.
From Barron's ● Aug. 12, 2026
In his enthusiasm, he may have glimpsed a sliver of truth long before the rest of us knew how to look for it.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 7, 2026
As the title suggests, “Out of Time” is less about the living city than the dying one, with a sliver of hope carved out of the ash, rubble and pyroclastic surge.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 22, 2026
I look at Shoji—his eyes flick up from his hidden book for a sliver of a moment.
From "Starfish" by Akemi Dawn Bowman
After a long run, nothing was better than Diet Coke straight from the freezer, the soda feathered with slivers of ice.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 6, 2026
Screwing them into place produced razor-sharp slivers of metal, which in some cases accumulated beneath the deck in areas containing large amounts of aircraft wiring.
From BBC ● Jun. 29, 2025
The Chicken Katli has thin slivers of chicken and on top is truffle.
From Salon ● Nov. 9, 2024
It’s about 6 inches wide and shot through with slivers of chocolate that vary in size.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 21, 2024
For a moment, I just watched the shape of him appear and disappear in slivers, small suggestions of a boy my age, tall and lean, with neatly combed brown hair.
From "Bye Forever, I Guess" by Jodi Meadows
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