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To them, anything that smacks of architectural excess in a public building looks like a waste of money, even if the sums are piddling compared to the cost of invisible features like truck ramps, security systems, and ventilation.
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Justin Davidson, Curbed, 8 June 2026
What may be massive to one person may be piddling to another.
—Brenda Looper, Washington Post, 8 Jan. 2026
That big drop would cut your total return to a piddling 12% or roughly 2% a year.
—Shawn Tully, Fortune, 23 Sep. 2025
Limiting fast-break points has been a factor: Oklahoma City averaged a whopping 17.2 fast-break points per game in the previous two rounds against Denver and Minnesota, but the Thunder have averaged a piddling 8.4 thus far in the finals.
—John Hollinger, New York Times, 13 June 2025
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Justin Davidson, Curbed, 8 June 2026
What may be massive to one person may be piddling to another.
—Brenda Looper, Washington Post, 8 Jan. 2026
That big drop would cut your total return to a piddling 12% or roughly 2% a year.
—Shawn Tully, Fortune, 23 Sep. 2025
Limiting fast-break points has been a factor: Oklahoma City averaged a whopping 17.2 fast-break points per game in the previous two rounds against Denver and Minnesota, but the Thunder have averaged a piddling 8.4 thus far in the finals.
—John Hollinger, New York Times, 13 June 2025
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“Piddle.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/piddle. Accessed 14 Jun. 2026.
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