minor detail
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He wanted to distance himself from the scams that he was seeing—and from the way he had watched this one minor detail in his life story snowball.
From Slate ● Sep. 22, 2026
But such a minor detail didn’t bother May.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 7, 2026
It is a minor detail for Armella, a background actor in the crime series "High Potential" who is as excited to get the nod as a movie star receiving an Academy Award.
From Barron's ● Feb. 17, 2026
Wednesday’s obsession with her writing and her continued futzing with her novel isn’t a minor detail that’s dropped in for character color and then forgotten.
From Salon ● Sep. 6, 2025
Bessie, the Ophiotaurus, seemed like a minor detail.
From "The Titan's Curse" by Rick Riordan
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