little if any

idiom

: almost no
There has been little if any improvement.

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In the nineteen-fifties and sixties, the industry operated with little if any oversight. Matt Alt, New Yorker, 25 Aug. 2025 Given the caveat that these games are more for coaches to use as evaluation tools inasmuch as starters will see little if any time, results may vary. Jack Magruder, Forbes.com, 15 Aug. 2025 Economists had worried that Trump’s tariffs would spike inflation, but measures have shown little if any impact so far. Jeff Cox, CNBC, 23 June 2025 But Jones, other Olympians and a USA Bobsled and Skeleton official describe her suspension as excessive, arbitrary, retaliatory and based on little if any investigation by USOPC officials. Scott M. Reid, Oc Register, 21 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for little if any

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“Little if any.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/little%20if%20any. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.

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