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sliver

[sliv-er] / ˈslɪv ər /
NOUN
tiny piece, usually of wood or metal
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There’s at least a sliver of evidence that some investors are taking Sette’s second option.

From Barron's • Jun. 4, 2026

Put another way, Daco says a small sliver of upper-income Americans buoyed by big increases in their stock investments are driving consumer spending, the main engine of U.S. economic growth.

From MarketWatch • May 29, 2026

Or a whole tangerine and an entire avocado toast, as opposed to a sliver?

From Salon • May 17, 2026

EVs are an even smaller sliver of the market in Japan.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 23, 2026

If someone had asked her, a month or even a week before, to guess what she might have felt, she might have anticipated a sliver of gloating, or at least a moment of holier-than-thou.

From "Little Fires Everywhere" by Celeste Ng




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