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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Treaties were trifles compared to armies and bullets.—
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Literary Hub,
23 Feb. 2026 -
Enjoy them as-is, in fruit trifles or parfaits, as part of a fruit salsa or salad, or blended into smoothies.—
Karla Walsh,
Better Homes & Gardens,
28 Jan. 2026
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How to Plan a Trip Trying to follow the original Route 66 today can feel a bit like chasing smoke.—
Zoey Goto,
Travel + Leisure,
8 Mar. 2026
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Roads in the Lebanese capital were choked with evacuating traffic as smoke rose over the city’s southern districts.—
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ABC News,
7 Mar. 2026
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The creatives focused on being true to the concepts and emotion of the songs rather than direct translations of the lyrics.—
Tracy Brown,
Los Angeles Times,
5 Mar. 2026
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Nine of his songs have landed on the Billboard Hot 100 — an impressive feat for any regional Mexican artist.—
Isabela Raygoza,
Billboard,
5 Mar. 2026
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Gu explained that modern computers store data as a series of zeros and ones.—
Georgina Jedikovska,
Interesting Engineering,
3 Mar. 2026
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Newer plates have a slash through zeros, which could cause them to be confused with the number eight.—
Chilekasi Adele,
CBS News,
26 Feb. 2026
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“Bagatelles.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bagatelles. Accessed 12 Mar. 2026.
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