as in trifles
something of little importance
the question of who will pick up the coffee is a mere bagatelle in the overall planning of the conference
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But in the past year, the scope of insider trading has grown to unprecedented levels thanks to new platforms like Kalshi and Polymarket that offer bets on everything from major world events to celebrity trifles.
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Treaties were trifles compared to armies and bullets.
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After debuting in 2007, The Big Bang Theory entertained viewers with the everyday trivialities and obsessions of friends who work in science.
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The long-term health effects of the fire and its smoke probably won’t be known unless researchers conduct a follow-up study, said Eisenman of UCLA.
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Without Shamea being able to take her anger out on Porsha directly, everyone can get the smoke.
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But at his Wednesday night tour opener in the Twin Cities, the 77-year-old abruptly let the stage after just a few songs.
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Shouldn’t all of our desserts be able to play Kenny Loggins songs at this point?
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Those bits are oriented as either ones or zeroes, indicating on/off switches that make up the basic inputs of any task performed by a computer.
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The Skippers pushed their advantage to 6-0 before the clock hit triple zeroes in the opening frame.
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“Bagatelles.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bagatelles. Accessed 1 Jul. 2026.
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