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trivial

[triv-ee-uhl] / ˈtrɪv i əl /


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She called the emails “casual correspondence” and stated, “My polite reply to her email doesn’t amount to anything more than a trivial note.”

From Salon • Apr. 10, 2026

“It’s not trivial to have a chip ready for that so soon,” Dave Altavilla, principal analyst at HotTech Vision and Analysis, told MarketWatch, referencing the business-focused chips.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 25, 2026

It is these clients, who rely on this technology for not only words but ideas themselves, who turn my job from trivial to impossible.

From Slate • Mar. 20, 2026

The BBC was shown evidence by Nick of how TikTok rated some relatively trivial cases involving politicians as a higher priority for review by the safety team than several cases involving harm to teenagers.

From BBC • Mar. 16, 2026

An alteration in calutron design that seemed trivial in Berkeley could set off an avalanche of costly and time-consuming changes downstream at Oak Ridge.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik




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