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The specific mechanism is unimportant.
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Early videos from Hezbollah drones showcased the poor quality of its operators, with the weapons often missing, hitting unimportant targets, or hitting well-armored sections of armored fighting vehicles, thereby negating their effectiveness.
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Some were petty — like Reese committing a foul against Clark, then jerking her head back, impersonating Clark as a flopper.
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As long as there have been people, there have been petty complaints about people.
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The ship is massive compared to other sailboats, but puny when stacked up against a cargo ship.
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But the processes that govern gene regulation are proving so complex that some biologists wonder whether a full understanding of it — of how the genome really works — will ever be within the grasp of our puny minds.
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These statements are not trivial.
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My polite reply to her email doesn't amount to anything more than a trivial note.
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The two events share a history — one that illustrates just how the plate program has become picayune, politicized and potentially hazardous to public safety.
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By itself, this habit might seem picayune.
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Note that there is a nominal surcharge for using credit instead of cash.
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Competent guides are available at a nominal fee, and the bite for a nonresident fishing license is only $5.
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Then, the pandemic reduced the schedule to 60 games and Eddie got a piddling 37%.
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Millions of additional claims are expected to stream in from around the country over the coming weeks, while hiring remains piddling.
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The gap between both teams appears negligible, so the risk of Japan losing and potentially finishing third, meeting France in the last 32, is also on the cards.
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Prior to the start of hostilities, the war-risk premium was negligible.
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“Picayunish.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/picayunish. Accessed 29 Jun. 2026.
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