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The pettiness of that is stunning.
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But there was also a lot of pettiness by critics whose motivation seemed to be rooted in the desire to prevent Raquel Regalado, the commissioner sponsoring the legislation to open the center, a victory.
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He is simultaneously convinced of his own worthlessness and angry with the world for failing to recognize his unlimited potential.
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Johnson said depression often manifests as persistent negative self-perception, hopelessness, feelings of worthlessness and social withdrawal.
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Artist Meredith Reynolds believed Platner’s past paled into insignificance when compared with his opponents.
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Problems shrink into insignificance.
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But there’s an element of the hotel's smallness that has an environmental benefit that almost no one has talked about.
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The designer said she was inspired by the smallness of the human compared to the universe’s vastness.
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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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For Rayo’s Conference League play-off second leg against Belarusian side Neman Grodno in August, neither the desks for the media (a triviality) nor the toilets for disabled supporters (a disgrace) had been finished in time.
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“Paltriness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/paltriness. Accessed 29 Jun. 2026.
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