split hairs
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The $50,000 was a gift, not a loan and that, to split hairs, is being used as the bargaining chip.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 9, 2026
Given the bottlenecks, data centers might care more about speed than split hairs about cost.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 5, 2025
Democratic lawmakers split hairs over details of a long-debated plan to demolish the crumbling Brutalist headquarters in downtown Washington, D.C.
From New York Times ● Dec. 20, 2022
A clear-eyed overview of the nuclear industry and the Japanese disaster doesn’t split hairs over the risk: It can happen here.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 6, 2022
She was well aware that the “hoorays” made five cheers, not three, but there was no need to split hairs.
From "The Interrupted Tale" by Maryrose Wood
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