small detail

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“It’s so easy and costs less than $20 to do. It’s a small detail that guests always notice.”

From MarketWatch • Apr. 30, 2026

It was a familiar, if painful, plan for a rebuild—except for one small detail.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 28, 2026

Being on the weight limit sounds like a small detail but is actually a big deal.

From BBC • Apr. 22, 2025

But the Lakers would have home-court advantage, which is no small detail considering they have the third-best home record in the league behind only the Cleveland Cavaliers and Oklahoma City Thunder.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 4, 2025

Liyana, too, had been trying to memorize at least one small detail about each house on their street.

From "Habibi" by Naomi Shihab Nye