minor role
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Though those tickets are unlikely to win even a minor role in government, high Arab turnout could have a massive impact.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 19, 2026
Petrovich agreed that "coal plays a minor role in Italy's power mix and this won't change going forward".
From Barron's ● Mar. 31, 2026
His big-screen debut came in 1960 with a minor role in Tall Story, where he found himself working alongside Jane Fonda.
From BBC ● Sep. 16, 2025
At age 15, she won a drama cup and with it the chance to spend a week in a minor role with the Harry Hanson Players.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 17, 2025
In the Spanish conquest of the Incas, guns played only a minor role.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
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