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Adjective
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The survey said this does not mean technical skills are unimportant, but that employers value the capacity to learn, adapt and collaborate at least as much as any specific technical competency.—
Jessica Alvarado Gamez,
Denver Post,
27 May 2026 -
There’s no unimportant royal gossip, apparently.—
Lizzie Lanuza,
StyleCaster,
5 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Lestat justifies his, uh, connection with Gabriella by arguing that vampires transcend petty human concepts like conventional morality.—
Alison Herman,
Variety,
7 June 2026
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The Avs did right by MacFarland in granting him permission to interview, unlike the petty and classless Golden Knights, who continue to hold former coach Bruce Cassidy hostage.—
Troy Renck,
Denver Post,
7 June 2026
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On paper, Baltimore’s geographic and institutional advantages make Austin look puny.—
Julian Baron,
Baltimore Sun,
28 May 2026
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Tesla’s generating puny and declining returns on the plants, inventories and other assets now on its books.—
Shawn Tully,
Fortune,
23 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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That breadth of integration is not trivial.—
David Chou,
Forbes.com,
1 June 2026
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This is not such a trivial thing.—
Time,
Time,
27 May 2026
Adjective
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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.—
Orlando Sentinel Editorial Board,
The Orlando Sentinel,
16 Apr. 2026
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By itself, this habit might seem picayune.—
Jeet Heer,
Washington Post,
18 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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The quality adjustment problem does not reside in nominal GDP, which simply asks what was spent, earned, or produced in current dollars, but rather in the deflator applied to convert those nominal figures into real terms.—
James Broughel,
Forbes.com,
6 June 2026
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In a recent client note, Thomas argued that real interest rates, or the difference between nominal rates and inflation, were much higher under Greenspan and thus more restrictive then, giving the Fed leeway.—
Jeff Cox,
CNBC,
5 June 2026
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Then, the pandemic reduced the schedule to 60 games and Eddie got a piddling 37%.—
Star Tribune,
Star Tribune,
3 Dec. 2020
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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.—
Patricia Cohen,
New York Times,
23 Apr. 2020
Adjective
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On a six-year loan, the $20 difference in monthly payments is negligible for many buyers.—
Bloomberg,
Mercury News,
3 June 2026
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Some people say that cooling down a croissant can increase resistant starch and lower blood sugar spikes, but experts say the difference is negligible.—
Eleesha Lockett,
Verywell Health,
2 June 2026
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“Picayunish.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/picayunish. Accessed 8 Jun. 2026.
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