sliver

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They must avoid setting a new record if they are going to survive, with relegation rivals West Ham's 2-0 defeat at Aston Villa the sliver of hope needed on a wretched afternoon.

From BBC • Mar. 22, 2026

London was a sliver ahead, but other European stock markets dipped.

From Barron's • Mar. 20, 2026

He spent about $400 on Lovable’s full suite of features, a sliver of what he would have shelled out to hire a coder.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 5, 2026

Looking closely, I spied a thin black outline between the car and the building, a sliver of the car’s original background.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 16, 2026

Her golden eyes catch a stray sliver of moonlight, turning them silvery yellow.

From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer